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+title: "update npm packages to latest versions"
+seo_description: "How to update the node modules of a project to their latest version"
+date: 2022-06-15T09:28:28+02:00
+draft: false
+snippet_types:
+- npm
+- js
+- node
+---
+
+I was doing some housekeeping on a Node.JS project today. Wanted to update all
+the dependencies to their latest versions. At first I tried `npm update` but
+come to find out that is ment more for upgrading single packages and not
+major versions. In the end after some googling I found 
+[npm-check-updates](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-check-updates).
+
+To upgrade the dependencies of a project without installing anything else I ran:
+
+```shell
+$ npx npm-check-updates -u
+```
+
+It updated the **package.json** so it must be followed up by a:
+
+
+```shell
+$ npm i
+```
+
+Which will install the new packages and update the **package-lock.json**.
+
+[source](https://nodejs.dev/learn/update-all-the-nodejs-dependencies-to-their-latest-version)