Make `npm install --save` add a strict version to package.json

Question

When you run npm install --save somepackage, it usually adds something like this into package.json:

\"dependencies\": {
    \"somepackage\": \"^2.1.         


        

Answer 1

You can change the default behaviour by using the --save-exact option.

// 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/blog/how-to-save-exact-npm-package-versions/