vercel-upgrade-migration

name	vercel-upgrade-migration
description	Upgrade Vercel CLI, Node.js runtime, and Next.js framework versions with breaking change detection. Use when upgrading Vercel CLI versions, migrating Node.js runtimes, or updating Next.js between major versions on Vercel. Trigger with phrases like "upgrade vercel", "vercel migration", "vercel breaking changes", "update vercel CLI", "next.js upgrade on vercel".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(vercel:*), Bash(npm:*), Bash(npx:*), Bash(git:*)
version	1.18.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","vercel","migration","upgrade"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Vercel Upgrade Migration

Overview

Safely upgrade Vercel CLI, Node.js runtime versions, and framework versions (especially Next.js) on Vercel. Covers breaking change detection, vercel.json schema changes, and rollback strategy.

Current State

!vercel --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'Vercel CLI not installed' !node --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A' !cat package.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.dependencies.next // "no next.js"' 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A'

Prerequisites

• Current Vercel CLI installed
• Git for version control
• Test suite available
• Preview deployment for testing

Instructions

Step 1: Check Current Versions

# Current CLI version
vercel --version

# Current Node.js runtime on Vercel
cat package.json | jq '.engines.node'
# Or check vercel.json
cat vercel.json | jq '.functions'

# Check for available CLI updates
npm outdated -g vercel

# Check framework version
npm ls next react

Step 2: Upgrade Vercel CLI

# Upgrade to latest
npm install -g vercel@latest

# Or specific version
npm install -g vercel@39

# Verify
vercel --version

CLI breaking changes to watch for:

• v28+: vercel env pull output format changed
• v32+: vercel dev uses new function runtime
• v37+: vercel.json builds property deprecated in favor of framework detection

Step 3: Upgrade Node.js Runtime

// package.json — specify the Node.js version
{
  "engines": {
    "node": "20.x"