# dotnet-outdated/dotnet-outdated

A .NET Core global tool to display and update outdated NuGet packages in a project

Repository: https://github.com/dotnet-outdated/dotnet-outdated
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dotnet-outdated
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-17T09:05:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 88, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3030, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 83, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1694, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:23.598824+00:00)

## What it is
dotnet-outdated is a .NET Core global tool that reports on outdated NuGet packages in .NET Core and .NET Standard projects and can update them. It fills the gap left by the command-line tooling, which lacks a built-in way to check for newer package versions.

## Use cases
- find outdated nuget packages in my .net project from the command line
- update csproj package references to latest versions
- fail ci build when nuget packages are out of date
- list transitive dependency updates for dotnet projects
- check which nuget packages have newer versions available
- upgrade packages but stay within current major version

## When to choose
- you use the .NET CLI without an IDE and want to audit or update NuGet dependencies
- you want to enforce dependency freshness in CI pipelines
- you need to update packages across a solution with include/exclude filters

## When to avoid
- you already use an IDE's NuGet Package Manager and prefer a GUI
- you need dependency management for non-.NET ecosystems like npm or pip

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, dependency-audit, package-manager
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cross-platform, cli, dotnet
- tags: nuget, dotnet-global-tool, dependency-updates, csharp, command-line

## Member repositories
- dotnet-outdated/dotnet-outdated (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:23.598824+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:59.426639+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dotnet-outdated/dotnet-outdated (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:23.598824+00:00, sha b5c50dd077ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.