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fix: clarify dependency locking with minimum version
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spwoodcock committed Dec 5, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ The packages should **never** have pinned dependencies to a specific version.
**It is recommended that versions should be pinned in an open ended way, using
greater than or equal too (>=)**.

> For this to work, a minimum required version of a dependency should
> be established. There is little point pinning >= if a very up to
> date version of a dependency is used (forcing the installer to update
> to a very recent version).
This ensures that a minimum version of the dependency is used, but does not
prevent dependency upgrades for those using the package.

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