What does '^' mean in webpack module version?

Question

I have webpack configuration like this:

"webpack": "4.33.0",
"webpack-cli": "3.3.5",
"webpack-dev-server": "^3.7.1",
"webpack-merge": "^4.2.1"

What does ^ symbol in the version string mean? Like what is the difference between "^5.34.1" and "5.34.1"?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 08 '19 at 13:05

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In ^4.2.1 the caret '^' means that it matches the most recent minor version (for the '2' here) for the specified major version (the '4' here).

It can match 4.3.1 by example, but not 5.0.0.

answered Jul 08 '19 at 13:05

Dali

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