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CLI tool to update dependencies in source repositories

Published
May 31, 2026
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Install

dotnet add package Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool --version 1.0.14

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README

Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool

Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool is a .NET tool to update dependencies detected by Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.

How to use it

  1. Install the tool

    dotnet tool update Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool --global
    
  2. Run the tool

    Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool update --directory .
    

You can show available options using:

Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool --help

Help

Description:
  List and update dependencies detected in a folder.

Usage:
  Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool [command] [options]

Options:
  -?, -h, --help  Show help and usage information
  --version       Show version information

Commands:
  update  Update dependencies
  list    List dependencies

list

Description:
  List dependencies

Usage:
  Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool list [options]

Options:
  --directory <directory>              Root directory
  --files <files>                      Glob patterns to find files to scan
  --dependency-type <dependency-type>  Dependency types to include. Available values: Unknown, NuGet, Npm, PyPi, DockerImage, GitReference, DotNetSdk, DotNetTargetFramework, GitHubActions, AzureDevOpsVMPool, AzureDevOpsTask, AzureDevOpsTemplate, HelmChart, RubyGem, RenovateConfiguration, SwiftPackage, MSBuildProjectReference
  --format <Json|Text>                 Output format. Available values: Text, Json
  -?, -h, --help                       Show help and usage information

update

Description:
  Update dependencies

Usage:
  Meziantou.Framework.DependencyScanning.Tool update [options]

Options:
  --directory <directory>              Root directory
  --files <files>                      Glob patterns to find files to scan
  --dependency-type <dependency-type>  Dependency types to include. Available values: Unknown, NuGet, Npm, PyPi, DockerImage, GitReference, DotNetSdk, DotNetTargetFramework, GitHubActions, AzureDevOpsVMPool, AzureDevOpsTask, AzureDevOpsTemplate, HelmChart, RubyGem, RenovateConfiguration, SwiftPackage, MSBuildProjectReference
  --update-lock-files                  Update lock files when dependencies are updated
  -?, -h, --help                       Show help and usage information

Changes from Previous Version

No structural changes between v1.0.13 and v1.0.14.

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