abp Support Central Package Management

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Description

It looks like Central Package Management is not properly supported. The packages in Directory.Packages.propsdo not get updated. The commandline properly detects CPM, and skips all package upgrades: [10:32:00 WRN] Package: Volo.Abp.LanguageManagement.Domain uses central package management. Skipped!

Would be nice if it could just upgrade the Directory.Packages.props file instead

Version

9.3.2

Operation System

Windows (Default)

Solution Configuration

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Sep 04 '25 08:09 MichelZ

this may go even further.

what if you use variables instead of the version?

we always have some <abpVersion>9.3.2</abpVersion> variable that we use to reduce upgrade efforts.

I can provide an example if needed/ of interest

Sep 04 '25 10:09 nebula2

what if you use variables instead of the version?

That's actually a good idea, haven't thought about that yet. (I still think ABP should support updating CPM though)

Sep 04 '25 11:09 MichelZ

sure thing. i meant the combination :D

what if you use variables instead of the version?

That's actually a good idea, haven't thought about that yet. (I still think ABP should support updating CPM though)

Sep 04 '25 14:09 nebula2

this is what I mean

<Project>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <AbpVersion>9.2.3</AbpVersion>
    <LeptonXVersion>4.2.3</LeptonXVersion>
    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageVersion Include="Volo.Abp.PermissionManagement.Application" Version="$(AbpVersion)" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.Mvc.UI.Theme.LeptonX" Version="$(LeptonXVersion)" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.4" />
    <!-- and so on -->
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

Sep 04 '25 14:09 nebula2

Yes, I know, thx :)

Sep 04 '25 15:09 MichelZ

as an addition, just found this:

https://github.com/Webreaper/CentralisedPackageConverter

Sep 05 '25 07:09 nebula2

as an addition, just found this:

https://github.com/Webreaper/CentralisedPackageConverter

The Dotnet Upgrade Assistant in Visual Studio also supports this (there's also a command line version). https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-upgrade-assistant-cpm-upgrade/

Sep 05 '25 08:09 MichelZ