How to Update Nextjs App in Project

 

In this article, we will learn how to update the Nextjs app and packages, and Updating the app and packages is necessary to avoid vulnerabilities.

 

Why update is vital?

It is crucial for performance and security because it receives the latest bug fixes and vulnerability assessment improvements. I always recommend you update your app and packages to the newer version.

 

But first, you must have a backup of your Nextjs project, in case the latest version is not compatible with some library. So you have the option to install the particular version.

 

Updating Nextjs app

Now let me walk you through how you can update the NextJS app and packages,

For this tutorial, we are using the Yarn and NPM package manager. Now, open the terminal in VSCODE and issue this command,

  For yarn  

   

Updating all the Packages

Now, let us go ahead and update the latest version of the packages. You could check the packages are running on the latest version by issuing this command,

 

After checking the version, now to update the package, you can issue this command,

This command will update all the packages.

For Yarn

To update packages while using yarn, you can issue this command in the terminal,

 

Updating Packages to the Latest Version,

To update the Nextjs packages, first, issue this command to check the latest version of the packages,

 

After that, issuing this command to update the packages,

This command will update all the packages to the latest version.

 

For Yarn

 

You can also delete the Node Module folder and then issue this command to regenerate the Node Module folder, which is a package manager.