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How can I know what packages can be upgraded to a new version given a composer.json file?

Is there any utility or service that allows to know what packages have released new versions given a custom composer.json file?

It would be very useful in order to plan packages upgrades.

Solution

  • You can run composer show --outdated to get the list of outdated packages. Outdated are all packages, which have a newer version available or are abandoned/replaced by another package.

    In case you want a full overview including outdated and up-to-date ones, then you can use composer show --latest.

    For more: composer show --help.

    Referencing: https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#show

    Some repositories use external services like VersionEye to track, whether their dependencies are up to date. The status is often indicated by a "dependency up-to-date" badge, which is added to the readme of the project. You can find that for instance in the Readme of the Yii2 Framework.