@octokit/request

10.0.16 · 30 Aug 2026MIT52M / weekRepository Homepage npm Atom feed

Upgrading @octokit/request From 6.2.8 to 7.0.0

Same major only

1 release in betweenevery note read

Other targets from 6.2.8Clears its advisory8.4.1 Latest10.0.16

6.2.8yours
7.0.0target

2
changes to make: 0
advisories fixed: 1
new: 0
fixes

Before you upgrade

Tick each one off as you go

Drop support for NodeJS v14, v16
breaking7.0.0
Remove node-fetch in favor of global
breaking7.0.0

Security

1 advisory still affects 7.0.0

@octokit/request has a Regular Expression in fetchWrapper that Leads to ReDoS Vulnerability Due to Catastrophic Backtrackingmoderate · GHSA-rmvr-2pp2-xj38

Upgrading to 8.4.1 clears it.

Release by release

7.0.0
Migration needed16 Jun 20231 new
- breaking
  Drop support for NodeJS v14, v16
- breaking
  Remove node-fetch in favor of global
- new
  v7 (#586) (517ebab), closes #581 #580 #587

1 internal line (docs, tests, tooling) left out.

Upgrade to 7.0.0

npm install @octokit/request@7.0.0

What 7.0.0 needs

Reading 7.0.0's manifest…

Check against your package.json

Which of your other dependencies stand in the way of 7.0.0. Read once, not stored.

After upgrading

Run the type checker, the linter and the tests.
Build, and look for new deprecation warnings.
Update peer dependencies the new version asks for.
1 advisory still affects 7.0.0.