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Handling mismatched package versions

As your monorepo grows, you may end up with different versions of packages in different workspaces.

For instance, app may use react@18.0.0, but web may use react@17.0.0. This is especially true when you've just migrated from a multi-repo setup.

Mis-matched dependencies in different repositories can mean that code runs unexpectedly. React, for instance, will error if there is more than one version installed.

@manypkg/cli

Our recommended method for handling this problem is with @manypkg/cli - a CLI which can ensure that your dependencies match across your repositories.

Here's a quick example. At the root of your package.json, add a postinstall script.

{
  "scripts": {
    // This will check your dependencies match
    // after each installation
    "postinstall": "manypkg check"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    // Make sure you install @manypkg/cli
    "@manypkg/cli": "latest"
  }
}

You can also run manypkg fix to automatically update them throughout your repository.