v21.2.2 seems to be unable to handle npm workspaces
Command
update
Is this a regression?
- Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
The previous version in which this bug was not present was
v20
Description
While using npm workspaces, ng update @angular/core@21 (or any other angular package) with installed version @angular/cli@21 fails with the following error:
Using package manager: npm
Collecting installed dependencies...
Found 1 dependencies.
Package '@angular/core' is not a dependency.
This does not happen in the same repo with v20 installed (and trying to update to v20). It also does not happen in a repo without npm workspaces.
Minimal Reproduction
See https://github.com/jsangmeister/angular-cli-repro
I created the repo as follows:
npm init
mkdir apps
cd apps
ng new test-app
and then moving some files to the top level, e.g., the git folder.
When running cd apps/test-app && ng update @angular/core@21, the error appears.
Exception or Error
Package '@angular/core' is not a dependency.
Your Environment
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Angular CLI : 21.2.2
Angular : 21.2.4
Node.js : 24.10.0
Package Manager : npm 11.9.0
Operating System : linux x64
┌───────────────────────────┬───────────────────┬───────────────────┐
│ Package │ Installed Version │ Requested Version │
├───────────────────────────┼───────────────────┼───────────────────┤
│ @angular/build │ 21.2.2 │ ^21.2.2 │
│ @angular/cli │ 21.2.2 │ ^21.2.2 │
│ @angular/common │ 21.2.4 │ ^21.2.0 │
│ @angular/compiler │ 21.2.4 │ ^21.2.0 │
│ @angular/compiler-cli │ 21.2.4 │ ^21.2.0 │
│ @angular/core │ 21.2.4 │ ^21.2.0 │
│ @angular/forms │ 21.2.4 │ ^21.2.0 │
│ @angular/platform-browser │ 21.2.4 │ ^21.2.0 │
│ @angular/router │ 21.2.4 │ ^21.2.0 │
│ rxjs │ 7.8.2 │ ~7.8.0 │
│ typescript │ 5.9.3 │ ~5.9.2 │
│ vitest │ 4.1.0 │ ^4.0.8 │
└───────────────────────────┴───────────────────┴───────────────────┘
Anything else relevant?
No response