pnpm update will replace workspace:* dependencies and similar syntax with exact versions

[segevfiner]

pnpm version: 7.11.0

Code to reproduce the issue:

1. Create a pnpm workspace with one package that depends on another using an coarse syntax like workspace:*.
2. Run pnpm update

Expected behavior:

The workspace:* is kept intact. By using it I mean to just use the current version from the monorepo but hardcode the version on publish. I don't want to hardcode the version in the Git repo in all packages that depend on it.

Actual behavior:

It get's replaced with the current version of the depended on package from the monorepo, e.g. workspace:1.0.1.

Additional information:

• node -v prints: v16.17.0
• Windows, macOS, or Linux?: macOS

[ntnyq]

Duplicated with

• pnpm up in workspace #5312
• Pnpm up shouldn't replace local references. #5303

[shirotech]

Seems many people have reported similar issue, @zkochan would you have some time to have a look? Would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

[ntnyq]

For now, I use taze to keep my deps fresh.
Maybe you can have a try.

[zkochan]

It is a bug.

As a workaround, use pnpm update -i or pnpm update --interactive