Keeping Up to Date

The Kendo UI for Angular packages are released frequently with bug fixes and new features.

Semantic Versioning

The Kendo UI packages for Angular are released independently and their version numbers follow the rules of Semantic Versioning:

• A major version bump (X.y.z) signals a breaking change in the API. You might need to update application code or dependencies.
• A minor version bump (x.Y.z) signals the addition of new features. Existing code will continue to work but new features may require additional setup.
• A patch version bump (x.y.Z) indicates a bug-fix release. Typically, patches do not require changes to application code.

In the early stages of development, package versions start in the 0.y.z version range. Up to the 1.0 milestone, the API is considered unstable and minor versions may include breaking changes.

Updating to Compatible Releases

The package.json file references a major version range—for example, "@progress/kendo-angular-grid": "^3.0.0". To fetch the latest compatible Minor or Patch release, run npm update.

Commit the updated package-lock.json file in the source control.

Updating to Latest Versions

To update to the most recent versions of the Kendo UI for Angular components, use npm-check-updates.

• To upgrade all Progress packages, run:

  Copy Codenpx npm-check-updates --upgrade --filter "/@progress.*/"

• To upgrade only Kendo UI for Angular packages, run:

  Copy Codenpx npm-check-updates --upgrade --filter "/@progress/kendo-angular.*/"

• In some cases, you may have to specify the location of the package.json file:

  Copy Codenpx npm-check-updates --upgrade --filter "/@progress.*/" --packageFile ./package.json

A successful run will record the updated versions in package.json and package-lock.json.

Upgrading between major versions might require you to change the application code.

For more details, refer to the Release History and to the Change Log for each individual package—for example, the Change Log for the Buttons.

Updating to Unsupported Releases

The latest versions of the packages are compatible with the Active and LTS versions of Angular. To update to the most recent versions of the Kendo UI for Angular components that are compatible with a legacy version of Angular, use the respective distribution tags:

• ng2 for Angular 2.x
• ng4 for Angular 4.x
• ng5 for Angular 5.x
• ng6 for Angular 6.x
• ng7 for Angular 7.x
• ng8 for Angular 8.x
• ng9 for Angular 9.x
• ng10 for Angular 10.x
• ng11 for Angular 11.x

For example, to update to the latest version of the Buttons package that is compatible with Angular 10.x, run:

Copy Codenpm install --save @progress/kendo-angular-buttons@ng10

To add a package to an existing Angular 10.x project, use ng add:

Copy Codeng add @progress/kendo-angular-buttons@ng10

Updating Angular

To generate checklists for upgrading between framework versions, use the Angular Upgrade Guide.

Suggested Links

• What's New in Angular 6 Telerik Blog Page
• All Things Angular Telerik Blog Page
• Using Kendo UI for Angular with Angular CLI