pnpm Upgrade

Use these steps to update pnpm and CI pins without blunt search/replace.

Steps (run from repo root)

1. Update pnpm locally

   • Try pnpm self-update; if pnpm is missing or self-update fails, run corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate.
   • Capture the resulting version as PNPM_VERSION=$(pnpm -v).

2. Align package.json

   • Open package.json and set packageManager to pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION} (preserve trailing newline and formatting).

3. Find latest pnpm/action-setup tag

   • Query GitHub API: curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/pnpm/action-setup/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name.
   • Use GITHUB_TOKEN/GH_TOKEN if available for higher rate limits.
   • Store as ACTION_TAG (e.g., v4.2.0). Abort if missing.

4. Resolve the action tag to an immutable commit SHA

   • Run git ls-remote https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup "refs/tags/${ACTION_TAG}^{}" and capture the SHA as ACTION_SHA.
   • If the dereferenced tag is missing, fall back to git ls-remote https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup "refs/tags/${ACTION_TAG}".
   • Abort if ACTION_SHA is empty.

5. Update workflows carefully (no broad regex)

   • Files: everything under .github/workflows/ that uses pnpm/action-setup.
   • For each file, edit by hand:
     • Set uses: pnpm/action-setup@${ACTION_SHA}.
     • If a with: version: field exists, set it to ${PNPM_VERSION} (keep quoting style/indent).
   • Do not touch unrelated steps. Avoid multiline sed/perl one-liners.

6. Verify

   • Run pnpm -v and confirm it matches packageManager.
   • git diff to ensure only intended workflow/package.json changes.

7. Follow-up

   • If runtime code/build/test config was changed (not typical here), run $code-change-verification; otherwise, a light check is enough.
   • Commit with chore: upgrade pnpm toolchain and open a PR (automation may do this).

Notes

• Tools needed: curl, jq, node, pnpm/corepack. Install if missing.
• Keep edits minimal and readable—prefer explicit file edits over global replacements.
• GitHub Actions must stay pinned to commit SHAs, not tags. Use the latest release tag only to discover the commit SHA to pin.
• If GitHub API is rate-limited, retry with a token or bail out rather than guessing the tag.