PNPM Outdated - Github Action

A GitHub Action that runs pnpm outdated and generates a clean, summarized table of outdated dependencies directly in the GitHub Actions UI.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Requirements
• Setup
• Usage
• Example Output
• License

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Features

• Automatically checks for outdated dependencies using pnpm outdated
• Generates a clean Markdown summary table in the GitHub Actions UI
• Works with monorepos (via recursive option)
• Fast and lightweight, powered by pnpm and TypeScript
• Simple to integrate into any GitHub Actions workflow

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Requirements

• Node.js v18 or later
• pnpm v7 or later
• GitHub Actions environment
• A pnpm-lock.yaml file checked into your repo

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Setup

Add the action to your workflow file (e.g., .github/workflows/dependencies.yaml):

name: Check for outdated dependencies

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 6 * * 1' # every Monday at 6 AM UTC

jobs:
  pnpm-outdated:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Use PNPM
        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
        with:
          version: 8

      - name: Set up Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 18
          cache: 'pnpm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

      - name: Run pnpm-outdated action
        uses: SStranks/pnpm-outdated@v1

Usage

By default, the action runs pnpm outdated and posts a summary of outdated packages directly to the workflow run's summary view.

Inputs (optional) Name Type Description Default recursive boolean Run pnpm outdated -r for monorepos false filter string Apply a filter to workspaces (if recursive) (none)

Example (monorepo):

- name: Run pnpm-outdated recursively
  uses: SStranks/pnpm-outdated@v1
  with:
    recursive: true
    filter: 'packages/*'

Example Output

License

The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the MIT License