Force a transitive dependency to a specific version using npm overrides
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Documented steps
Add an `overrides` field to package.json to override what version of a dependency (including deep/transitive deps) is installed, bypassing the ranges your direct deps declare.
Use a flat form: "overrides": { "dep-a": "2.0.0" } to force the top-level and transitive versions of dep-a to 2.0.0.
Use a nested form to target only overrides under a specific package: "overrides": { "some-pkg": { "dep-b": "1.5.0" } }.
For scoped or version-exact dependencies, key them the same way they appear in package.json (e.g. "@scope/pkg": "3.1.0").
Run `npm install` after editing overrides so npm applies them and updates the lockfile.
Known gotchas
Overrides are only respected between semver-compatible versions in some npm versions; overriding to an incompatible major can be rejected — check npm's override matching rules for your npm version.
Overrides do not apply to yourself (the root package) — only to dependencies of the package declaring them.
An override that conflicts with a direct dependency can cause install errors; verify with npm install / npm ci after changing.
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