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How to always get newest version when using * instead of version number in package.json?

I have a private dependency on package.json and it should always install the latest version. So instead of the version, it's *.

"dependencies": {
   "@user/package": "*"
}

After the package was updated in npmjs it still installed old version with npm i if I enter exact version number instead of * - it installs a fresh version, which was published like a day ago.

I had a similar issue when the version was updated a minute ago at npmjs but now npmjs cache should be expired & updated with the new version, isn't it?

How can I avoid such issue and always get newest versions for everything with *?

I've tried npm cache verify npm cache clean --force. No luck.

Solution

  • Even during initial installation of dependencies it's necessary to use npm update instead of npm install.

    This question talks more about npm install vs npm update

    npm install vs. update - what's the difference?

    Conclusion: The only big difference is that an already installed module with fuzzy versioning ...

    • gets ignored by npm install
    • gets updated by npm update

    Thanks CodeCaster for a link for correct command. But:

    The issue is still there. Most of the time, it works every time. But. Just had another update when npm did not resolve to the newest version. Switching values form * to numbers for now. Seems like a bug for me.