---
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)