pnpm self-update

Updates pnpm to the latest version or the one specified.

pnpm self-update [<version>]

사용 예:

pnpm self-update
pnpm self-update 10
pnpm self-update next-10
pnpm self-update 10.6.5

Behavior

The behavior of pnpm self-update depends on the project context:

In a project that pins pnpm

When the project's package.json has a packageManager field set to pnpm (or a devEngines.packageManager entry for pnpm), self-update only updates the pinned version in package.json to the resolved one. It does not install pnpm globally. The next time you run a pnpm command, pnpm will automatically download and switch to the specified version.

Outside a project (or when the pnpm pin is ignored)

If the project does not pin pnpm, or the pin is being ignored via pmOnFail: ignore, self-update installs the resolved pnpm version globally and links it to PNPM_HOME so it becomes the active pnpm binary on your system.

Installing pnpm v12 (the Rust port)

Since v11.10.0, pnpm self-update (and packageManager version-switching) can install and link pnpm v12, the Rust port. It is published under both the pnpm and @pnpm/exe names on the next-12 dist-tag:

pnpm self-update next-12

v12 ships native binaries as @pnpm/exe.<platform>-<arch> packages, which pnpm's built-in installer links directly. There is no Node.js launcher, so the command pays no Node.js startup cost. From v12 onward the install converges on the unscoped pnpm package (the Rust executable), even when updating from the SEA @pnpm/exe build.