# Safe dependency updates (/utils--dep-update)

/utils--dep-update is a Claude Code skill in the Code section. Lists outdated dependencies, sorts them into patch, minor and major, checks breaking changes and updates in batches, running tests.

- Web version: https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/s/utils--dep-update
- Section: [Code](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/code.md)
- Author: Santiago Gómez de la Torre
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/blob/main/skills/utils/dep-update.md
- Updated 26 Mar 2026

## How to ask for it

- `/utils--dep-update check which dependencies are outdated in package.json`
- `/utils--dep-update update React to the latest major version safely`
- `/utils--dep-update find breaking changes before upgrading all packages`

## Install

macOS · Linux:

```
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.sh | bash
```

Windows:

```
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.ps1 | iex
```

Claude Code plugin:

```
/plugin marketplace add sgomez-dev/claude-skills
/plugin install utility-skills@claude-skills-collection
```

## Permissions

- Reads: `package.json`, `requirements.txt`, `go.mod`
- Writes: `package.json`, `*.lock`
- Runs: `npm update`, `npm outdated`, `pip install`
- Network: Yes
- Destructive: No

## Author's description

Safely update project dependencies with breaking change detection

- [How we review this](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/methodology.md)