Angular Upgrade Planner
Pick a source and target Angular version (8–22) for an ordered, checkable upgrade plan — ng update commands, breaking changes, deprecations, and migrations.
Choose your upgrade path
Angular 13 → Angular 14
(5 steps)Commit or stash all work, then make sure you are on the latest minor/patch of your current major before running ng update. Upgrade exactly one major at a time and run the app/tests after each hop.
Angular 14 requires Node.js 14.15+ or 16.10+ and TypeScript 4.6 to 4.8.
Update the core framework and CLI together. This applies the official automatic migration schematics for this version.
ng update @angular/core@14 @angular/cli@14
FormControl, FormGroup, and FormArray are now strictly typed. Existing forms code may stop compiling; the migration swaps to Untyped* variants so you can adopt typing gradually.
Standalone components/directives/pipes arrive in developer preview, along with the inject() function, NgOptimizedImage (preview), functional Router guards (CanMatch), and the page Title strategy.
Angular 14 → Angular 15
(5 steps)Commit or stash all work, then make sure you are on the latest minor/patch of your current major before running ng update. Upgrade exactly one major at a time and run the app/tests after each hop.
Angular 15 requires a current Node.js (14.20+, 16.13+, or 18.10+) and TypeScript 4.8 or 4.9.
Update the core framework and CLI together. This applies the official automatic migration schematics for this version.
ng update @angular/core@15 @angular/cli@15
Angular Material components are rebuilt on Material Design Components (MDC). DOM structure and CSS change — audit custom Material styles and run the Material migration. Legacy components are available under @angular/material/legacy-* temporarily.
bootstrapApplication, provideRouter, provideHttpClient, functional Router guards, the directive composition API, and NgOptimizedImage are all stable. Consider adopting standalone bootstrap.
Tip: Upgrade one major at a time and run ng update for each hop — it applies the official migration schematics automatically. Commit between hops and run your tests. This is a representative checklist of the major changes; always confirm specifics against the official Angular Update Guide for your exact versions.
Upgrading Angular 13 to Angular 15
This plan covers the full path from Angular 13 to Angular 15 — 2 version hops and 10 steps in total. Upgrade one major at a time, running ng update for each hop so the official migration schematics apply. Commit and run your tests between hops.
Hops in this path
- Angular 13 → Angular 14 — 5 steps
- Angular 14 → Angular 15 — 5 steps
Before you start
- Commit or stash your work and upgrade on a branch so you can roll back.
- Get on the latest minor/patch of Angular 13 before the first hop.
- Update third-party libraries (including Angular Material/CDK) alongside each hop, and run your tests after each one.