Dependency Updates for Drupal with Composer

Use when:

• Checking which packages are outdated
• Updating Drupal core to a newer minor or patch release
• Updating contrib modules or libraries
• Resolving composer version conflicts after an update

Before You Start — Create a Branch

This step is mandatory. Do not run any composer commands until a new branch is created and confirmed. Never update packages directly on main or master.

Check the current branch first: