npm update is not updating to the latest (tag) version with semver and git urls

[thomasfrobieter]

What / Why

(private) git dependencies with #semver doesnt get updated to the latest version.

When

Trying to update git+ssh NPM packages to the latest version.

Where

Enviroment: Windows 10 WSL Ubuntu with node v13.13 / npm 6.14.4
Packages located in private Gitlab repositorie(s).

How

Current Behavior

NPM Update updates to outdated versions (tags) sometimes one version behind the latest one, sometimes two. Deleting the package-lock.json doesn't solve the problem either.

Maybe the output of 'npm outdated' is also interesting:

Package:                Current:  Wanted:   Latest:     Location:
webksdct-base      8.1.12     git            git           webksdct

Steps to Reproduce

1. Add git package to package.json dependencies, eg: webksdct-base": "git+ssh://[email protected]/webksde/drupal/webksdct-base.git#semver:^8.1.0
2. Update the private git repository.. add some new versions/tags following the semver notation
3. Also update the version of the private git repo in its package.json (we do this automaticaly by gitlab CI/CD) - lets say the latest version is 8.1.13
4. Run npm update - the updater prints out: + [email protected]

Expected Behavior

Update to the latest available version/tag (in this example 8.1.13).

References

Related to npm/npm#19825

[thomasfrobieter]

Oh for gods sake.. i found the issue. I'm just an idiot. Gitlab CI updates the version in the webksdct-base's package.json AFTER i created the tag.. so its a new commit, so the updater shows one version before (why ever it differs by two versions in meantime.. maybe a problem with gitlab ci.. whatever..).

Sorry. CLOSED.