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Bundler - updating gems in a particular group

In my gemfile I have gems that are only installed in test or development group.

eg

group :test do
  gem "rspec-rails"
end

group :development do
  gem "dev_gem"
end

Is there a way I can bundle update only the gems in these two groups?

I don't want to update ALL the gems in the Gemfile. Just the ones in test and development.

Solution

  • Yes, with

    $ bundle update --conservative --group test development

    Bundler’s --conservative option is key, because it prevents updates in any "Production" gem that is also a dependency of a "Test" or "Development" gem.