Migration from version 21 to version 22

June 9, 2026 · View on GitHub

What's new: automated ng add and ng update

Version 22 introduces Angular schematics for the builder packages, so you no longer have to wire builders into angular.json by hand:

  • ng add @angular-builders/jest — sets up the Jest builder as your ng test runner. Detects an existing Karma, Vitest (Angular 22's new default), or Jest setup and migrates the test target accordingly.
  • ng add @angular-builders/custom-esbuild / ng add @angular-builders/custom-webpack — scaffold the custom build setup.
  • ng update @angular-builders/jest — runs the version migrations below automatically.

The ng update migration window is (from, to], so a project on any version from 17 through 21 can jump straight to 22 in a single ng update @angular-builders/jest. The v21 migration (dep bumps, Node16 tsconfig, option renames/removals — see the v20→v21 section below) and the v22 advisory both run in order.

Breaking Changes

Jest builder: isolatedModules now defaults to true

ts-jest isolatedModules now defaults to true (previously implicitly false) for significantly faster compilation. This is a behavior change in the builder itself — it is not rewritten into your config.

Impact: a const enum shared across files, and type-only re-exports without the type modifier, will now error under isolatedModules.

  • To keep the old behavior, set isolatedModules: false in your Jest config.
  • Otherwise, fix the call sites: convert const enum to a regular enum (or as const), and use export type for type-only re-exports.

ng update @angular-builders/jest does not change this for you — it runs an advisory migration that warns and lists any const enum it finds. The new default is intentional.

Jest builder: coverage output is now scoped per-project

coverageDirectory now defaults to <projectRoot>/coverage instead of ./coverage. In multi-project workspaces this prevents projects from overwriting each other's coverage reports.

Impact: update any CI/tooling that reads a hardcoded ./coverage/ path. The ng update advisory migration warns and lists affected projects.

All builders: TypeScript config & plugin files now load via jiti (ts-node removed)

@angular-builders/common — the loader shared by custom-esbuild, custom-webpack, and jest for your TypeScript config/plugin files (webpack.config.ts, esbuild plugins.ts, a .ts Jest config, etc.) — now uses jiti instead of ts-node. ts-node and tsconfig-paths are no longer dependencies of any @angular-builders package.

What changes for you:

  • No build-time type-checking of config/plugin files. jiti transpiles (strips types) rather than type-checking. Your config runs the same, but a type error inside it no longer fails the build. To keep type-checking, run tsc --noEmit on those files separately (e.g. in CI).
  • The NODE_OPTIONS='--loader ts-node/esm' workaround is gone. ESM apps previously needed TS_NODE_PROJECT / --loader ts-node/esm to load .ts configs; jiti handles ESM/CJS/TS natively, so those npm-script wrappers can be removed.
  • ts-node / tsconfig-paths can be dropped from devDependencies (unless you use them elsewhere).
  • ts-node-specific tsconfig options (the "ts-node" section) no longer apply; path mappings belong in compilerOptions.

✅ Mostly automated. ng update @angular-builders/custom-esbuild / ng update @angular-builders/custom-webpack run a migration (the jest builder runs the same logic as an advisory) that:

  • strips the NODE_OPTIONS='--loader ts-node/esm' workaround from your npm scripts,
  • removes the ts-node / tsconfig-paths devDependencies,
  • lifts path-mapping options out of the "ts-node" tsconfig section into compilerOptions.

⚠️ Manual: the loss of build-time type-checking is intentional and can't be restored via config — add a tsc --noEmit step if you relied on it. Any non-path "ts-node" overrides that can't be migrated safely are logged as advisories rather than changed.

Custom ESBuild builder

  • No breaking changes beyond the shared jiti loader change above and updating to Angular 22.
  • ng add @angular-builders/custom-esbuild is now available.

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes beyond the shared jiti loader change above and updating to Angular 22.
  • ng add @angular-builders/custom-webpack is now available (scaffolds a webpack.config.js).

Angular 22 test runner note (Karma vs Vitest)

Angular 22 unifies test runners under the @angular/build:unit-test builder with a runner option ("vitest" is the default for new apps; "karma" is still supported). @angular-builders/jest replaces this with its own :run target:

  • ng add @angular-builders/jest detects a Karma, Vitest, or existing Jest setup and rewrites the test target to the Jest builder. For a Vitest project it also fixes tsconfig.spec.json types (vitest → jest) and advises on any vi.* usages in your specs.
  • Karma is not removed in Angular 22 — it's deprecated. Running ng update @angular/core to v22 keeps existing Karma users on Karma (Angular rewrites the target to @angular/build:unit-test with runner: "karma"). Migrating to Jest stays opt-in via ng add @angular-builders/jest.

Migration from version 20 to version 21

Breaking Changes

Jest Builder: TypeScript Configuration Required

Users of @angular-builders/jest must update their tsconfig.spec.json to include module and moduleResolution settings. See the Jest builder section below for details.

Custom ESBuild builder

  • Updated to support Angular 21's @angular/build schema changes
  • The buildTarget and tsConfig properties are no longer required in the unit-test builder (matching Angular 21's changes)

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 21)

Jest builder

Breaking Change: jest-preset-angular has been updated from v14 to v16 to support Angular 21.

Required Changes

  1. Update Jest to v30 - jest-preset-angular v16 requires Jest 30:

    npm install --save-dev jest@^30.0.0 jest-environment-jsdom@^30.0.0 jsdom@^26.0.0

  2. Update tsconfig.spec.json - Angular 21 uses moduleResolution: "bundler" by default, which is incompatible with Jest running in Node.js:

    {
  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
  "compilerOptions": {
    "module": "Node16",
    "moduleResolution": "Node16",
    "isolatedModules": true
  }
}

Builder Schema Changes

The following builder options have been removed (Jest 30 no longer supports them):

  • browser - Removed from Jest 30
  • init - Removed from Jest 30
  • mapCoverage - Was deprecated, now removed
  • testURL - Removed (use testEnvironmentOptions.url in jest config instead)
  • timers - Removed (use fakeTimers in jest config instead)

The following builder options have been renamed:

  • configPath → config (now also supports inline JSON configuration in addition to file paths)
  • testPathPattern → testPathPatterns (now accepts multiple patterns)

The following defaults have changed:

  • testRunner - Default changed from jasmine2 to jest-circus/runner
  • globalMocks - Default changed from ["styleTransform", "matchMedia"] to ["matchMedia"]. The styleTransform, getComputedStyle, and doctype mocks have been removed as Jest 30's jsdom now supports these natively.
  • zoneless - New option, defaults to true for Angular 21+ zoneless applications. Set to false if your app uses zone.js change detection.

For more details, see the Jest 30 changelog and jest-preset-angular v16 changelog.

Migration from version 19 to version 20

Breaking Changes

Node.js Version Requirements

  • Minimum Node.js version is now 20.19.0 (previously 18.19.1)
  • Node.js 18 is no longer supported

Example Projects: TSLint → ESLint Migration

All example projects have been migrated from the deprecated TSLint to modern ESLint using Angular's official migration tools. If you're using these examples as reference, update your linting setup accordingly by running ng add @angular-eslint/schematics.

Custom ESBuild builder

  1. The forceEsbuild property has been removed from the dev-server configuration. This property is no longer supported since the builder now uses @angular/build directly, which uses esbuild by default.

    Before:

    "serve": {
  "builder": "@angular-builders/custom-esbuild:dev-server",
  "options": {
    "forceEsbuild": true,
    "port": 5006
  }
}

    After:

    "serve": {
  "builder": "@angular-builders/custom-esbuild:dev-server",
  "options": {
    "port": 5006
  }
}

  2. New Feature: Plugins can now access builder options and target information through factory functions. This is a non-breaking enhancement - existing plugins continue to work unchanged.

    New capability:

    // esbuild/plugins.ts
import type { Plugin } from 'esbuild';
import type { ApplicationBuilderOptions } from '@angular-devkit/build-angular';
import type { Target } from '@angular-devkit/architect';

export default (builderOptions: ApplicationBuilderOptions, target: Target): Plugin => {
  return {
    name: 'project-aware-plugin',
    setup(build) {
      // Access current project name
      build.initialOptions.define.PROJECT_NAME = JSON.stringify(target.project);
      
      // Access builder options like outputPath, tsConfig, etc.
      console.log('Building for project:', target.project);
      console.log('Output path:', builderOptions.outputPath);
    },
  };
};

    This enables more sophisticated plugins that can adapt their behavior based on the current build target and configuration.

  3. Migration to @angular/build: The custom-esbuild package now uses @angular/build instead of @angular-devkit/build-angular for better performance and modern build tooling.

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 20)

Jest builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 20)

Migration from version 18 to version 19

Custom ESBuild builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 19)

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 19)

Jest builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 19)

Migration from version 17 to version 18

Custom ESBuild builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 18)

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 18)

Jest builder

  • No breaking changes

Migration from version 16 to version 17

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 17)

Jest builder

  • No breaking changes

Migration from version 15 to version 16

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 16)

Jest builder

  1. Jest 29 is required now, refer to its CHANGELOG for details.
  2. jest-preset-angular has been updated to version 13. Make sure you understand the implications and perform all the necessary changes to your code base as described in jest-preset-angular CHANGELOG.
  3. Global mocks for getComputedStyle and doctype are disabled by default, the jsdom implementation is used instead. The mocks are still available via the option globalMocks.

Migration from version 14 to version 15

Custom Webpack builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 15)

Jest builder

  • No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 15)

Migration from version 13 to version 14

Custom Webpack builder

  • Node 12 is no longer supported

Jest builder

  • Node 12 is no longer supported
  • Minimal required version of Jest is 28
  • Command line arguments in camelCase are no longer supported, use kebab-case instead
  • The default value of getComputedStyle global mock is {} instead of {display: 'none', appearance: ['-webkit-appearance']}
  • If you use it with custom configuration, make sure you read this

Bazel builder

  • Node 12 is no longer supported

Migration from version 12 to version 13

Custom Webpack builder

No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 13)

Jest builder

jest-preset-angular has been updated to version 11.

  • If you use it without custom configuration then no action required.
  • If you use it with custom configuration, you might need to update it.

Migration from version 11 to version 12

Custom Webpack builder

No breaking changes (except for updating to Angular 12)

Jest builder (since 12.1.0)

  1. Jest 27 is required now
  2. jest-preset-angular has been updated to version 9, which uses Angular compiler instead of ts-jest in order to transform the TS files. Make sure you understand the implications and perform all the necessary changes to your code base as described in jest-preset-angular CHANGELOG.

Migration from version 10 to version 11

Custom Webpack builder

  1. mergeStrategies field in customWebpackConfig has been deprecated, use mergeRules instead as defined here.

In order to make this breaking change as backward compatible as possible, the default value of mergeRules is the following:

{
  module: {
    rules: {
      test: "match",
      use: {
        loader: "match",
        options: "merge",
      },
    },
  },
};

This is as close as possible to the smart merge strategy that was used before, so ideally if you didn't use mergeStrategies then your configuration should work just as it worked before.
Otherwise you'll have to adjust the mergeRules in accordance with your needs.
If you don't want to invest time in learning how the mergeRules work or you have a complicated use case then consider using Custom Webpack Config Function. This way you'll have full control over the configuration without relying on any merging mechanism.

Migration from version 9 to version 10

Jest builder

  1. Update to Jest 26 if you still haven't.

Migration from version 8 to version 9

All builders

  1. @angular/architect and angular/core are now direct builder dependencies, therefore no need to specify them explicitly in package.json

Jest builder

  1. jest-preset-angular version has been updated to 8. If you have any custom Jest configuration, make sure it matches the preset version.

  2. If you're using Ivy (enabled by default in version 9) make sure you run ngcc in a postinstall hook. For more details refer to this issue.

Migration from version 7 to version 8

Custom Webpack builder

  1. index.html is no longer generated with Webpack. This means if your solution uses Webpack to alter index.html it will stop working the moment you upgrade to version 8.
    Instead you should use indexTransform property.

Dev-server builder

  1. @angular-builders/dev-server:generic has been deprecated. Use @angular-builders/custom-webpack:dev-server instead.

Jest builder

  1. Update to Jest 24 if you still haven't.