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`Install-PSResource -Version` does not install the latest version of a module in given NuGet version range
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Steps to reproduce
According to the module doc, Install-PSResource command should install the latest version in given NuGet version range. However the command does not select the latest minor / patch version correctly. In below examples Install-PSResource installs version 2.9.1 although the latest version in given range is 2.25.0.
Here's the output of Find-PSResource that shows all the available versions of the example module at the time of writing.
PS> Find-PSResource Microsoft.Graph.Authentication -Repository PSGallery -Version '[2, 3)'
Name Version Prerelease Repository Description
---- ------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.9.1 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.9.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.8.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.6.1 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.5.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.4.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.3.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.25.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.24.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.23.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.22.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.21.1 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.21.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.20.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.2.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.19.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.18.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.17.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.16.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.15.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.14.1 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.14.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.13.1 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.13.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.12.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.11.1 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.11.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.10.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.1.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.0.0 PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell Authentication Module.
PowerShell Gallery link: Microsoft.Graph.Authentication
Expected behavior
PS> Install-PSResource -Name Microsoft.Graph.Authentication -Version '[2, 3)' -Repository PSGallery -PassThru | Select Name, Version
Name Version
---- -------
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.25.0
Actual behavior
PS> Install-PSResource -Name Microsoft.Graph.Authentication -Version '[2, 3)' -Repository PSGallery -PassThru | Select Name, Version
Name Version
---- -------
Microsoft.Graph.Authentication 2.9.1
Error details
Environment data
PS> Get-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet; $PSVersionTable | Format-Table
ModuleType Version PreRelease Name ExportedCommands
---------- ------- ---------- ---- ----------------
Binary 1.1.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet {Compress-PSResource, Find-PSResource, Get-Insta…
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.4.6
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.6
OS Darwin 24.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 24.2.0: Fri Dec 6 18:56:34 PST 2024; root:xnu-112…
Platform Unix
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Visuals
It appears that Install-PSResource simply installs the first module returned by the PowerShell Gallery API which does not always match the latest version.
PS> Install-PSResource -Name Microsoft.Graph.Authentication -Version '[2, 3)' -Repository PSGallery -Debug
<REDACTED>
DEBUG: In InstallPSResource::ProcessInstallHelper()
DEBUG: In InstallHelper::BeginInstallPackages()
DEBUG: Parameters passed in >>> Name: 'Microsoft.Graph.Authentication'; VersionRange: '[2, 3)'; NuGetVersion: ''; VersionType: 'VersionRange'; Version: '[2, 3)'; Prerelease: 'False'; Repository: 'PSGallery'; AcceptLicense: 'False'; Quiet: 'False'; Reinstall: 'False'; TrustRepository: 'False'; NoClobber: 'False'; AsNupkg: 'False'; IncludeXml 'True'; SavePackage 'False'; TemporaryPath ''; SkipDependencyCheck: 'False'; AuthenticodeCheck: 'False'; PathsToInstallPkg: '/Users/rasmusb/.local/share/powershell/Modules,/Users/rasmusb/.local/share/powershell/Scripts'; Scope 'CurrentUser'
DEBUG: In InstallHelper::ProcessRepositories()
VERBOSE: Attempting to search for packages in 'PSGallery'
DEBUG: In InstallHelper::InstallPackages()
DEBUG: In InstallHelper::InstallPackage()
DEBUG: In V2ServerAPICalls::FindVersionGlobbing()
DEBUG: In V2ServerAPICalls::FindVersionGlobbing()
DEBUG: In V2ServerAPICalls::HttpRequestCall()
DEBUG: Request url is 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/FindPackagesById()?$filter=NormalizedVersion+ge+%272.0.0%27+and+NormalizedVersion+lt+%273.0.0%27+and+IsPrerelease+eq+false+and+Id+eq+%27Microsoft.Graph.Authentication%27&$inlinecount=allpages&$skip=0&$orderby=NormalizedVersion+desc&id=%27Microsoft.Graph.Authentication%27'
DEBUG: In V2ServerAPICalls::InstallVersion()
DEBUG: In V2ServerAPICalls::HttpRequestCallForContent()
DEBUG: Request url is 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/package/Microsoft.Graph.Authentication/2.9.1'
