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upgrade-dep

Upgrade a dependency in the Sentry JavaScript SDK. Use when upgrading packages, bumping versions, or fixing security vulnerabilities via dependency updates.

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upgrade-dep
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Upgrade a dependency in the Sentry JavaScript SDK. Use when upgrading packages, bumping versions, or fixing security vulnerabilities via dependency updates.
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# Dependency Upgrade **Only upgrade one package at a time.** ## Upgrade command ```bash npx yarn-update-dependency@latest [package-name] ``` If the dependency is not defined in any `package.json`, run the upgrade from the root workspace (the `yarn.lock` lives there). Avoid upgrading top-level dependencies (especially test dependencies) without asking the user first. Ensure updated `package.json` files end with a newline. ## OpenTelemetry constraint **STOP** if upgrading any `opentelemetry` package would introduce forbidden versions: - `2.x.x` (e.g., `2.0.0`) - `0.2xx.x` (e.g., `0.200.0`, `0.201.0`) Verify before upgrading: ```bash yarn info <package-name>@<version> dependencies ``` ## E2E test dependencies Do **not** upgrade the major version of a dependency in `dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/*` if the test directory name pins a version (e.g., `nestjs-8` must stay on NestJS 8). ## Post-upgrade verification ```bash yarn install yarn build:dev yarn dedupe-deps:fix yarn fix yarn circularDepCheck ``` ## Useful commands ```bash yarn list --depth=0 # Check dependency tree yarn why [package-name] # Find why a package is installed yarn info <pkg> dependencies # Inspect package dependencies yarn info <pkg> versions # Check available versions yarn outdated # Check outdated dependencies yarn audit # Check for security vulnerabilities ```
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