fix(@angular/cli): respect release age policy in update bootstrapping logic

clydin · clydin · commit edb4594deb5f · 2026-06-25T12:30:36.000-04:00
Querying version target returns the resolved range/tag specifier instead of the resolved specific version number if the installed CLI version is outdated. This allows the package manager to natively enforce release-age policies (like pnpm's `minimum-release-age` or yarn's `npmMinimalAgeGate`) and select an appropriate older version during temporary installation rather than crashing.
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/utilities/cli-version.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/utilities/cli-version.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function checkCLIVersion(
 
   const version = manifest.version;
 
-  return VERSION.full === version ? null : version;
+  return VERSION.full === version ? null : String(runnerVersion);
 }
 
 /**

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`@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function checkCLIVersion(`
`70`	`70`
`71`	`71`	`const version = manifest.version;`
`72`	`72`
`73`		`- return VERSION.full === version ? null : version;`
	`73`	`+ return VERSION.full === version ? null : String(runnerVersion);`
`74`	`74`	`}`
`75`	`75`
`76`	`76`	`/**`