npm install the exact package version specified in package.json

javascript node.js meteor npm npm-install
suheb picture suheb · Dec 6, 2016 · Viewed 45.6k times · Source

Currently, If I run npm install, it installs the updated version of already installed packages. How can I install the exact version as specified in the package.json file?

Answer

Dale Jefferson picture Dale Jefferson · Feb 5, 2018

By default npm installs packages using ^ which means any version in the same major range, you can switch this behaviour by using --save-exact

// npm
npm install --save --save-exact react

// yarn
yarn add --exact react

I created a blog post about this if anyone is looking for this in the future.

https://www.dalejefferson.com/articles/2018-02-04-how-to-save-exact-npm-package-versions/

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