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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

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Angular 21 → Angular 22

(6 steps)
Pre-flight

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.

Tooling / Requirements

Angular 22 requires TypeScript 6.0 — TypeScript 5.9 and below are no longer supported. Node.js 20 support is dropped; the minimum is Node 22 (also supports 24 and 26). Upgrade your toolchain before updating.

Update Command

Update the core framework and CLI together. This applies the official automatic migration schematics for this version.

ng update @angular/core@22 @angular/cli@22
Breaking Change

A component that does not set changeDetection now uses ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush instead of the old check-always behavior. Audit components that relied on automatic checking — they may need signals, markForCheck, or an explicit Default strategy.

Breaking Change

Route parameters and data are now inherited from all parent routes by default. Review components that read route params/data to ensure they still resolve the expected values.

Migration / Adoption

Signal Forms are stable, and resource()/rxResource()/httpResource() are production-ready. Selectorless components let you import components directly into templates without a string selector for better type safety and refactoring.

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 21 to Angular 22

This plan covers the full path from Angular 21 to Angular 221 version hop and 6 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

  1. Angular 21 → Angular 226 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 21 before the first hop.
  • Update third-party libraries (including Angular Material/CDK) alongside each hop, and run your tests after each one.