Update package versions in the DESCRIPTION file

update_pkg_versions() updates the version of packages listed in the DESCRIPTION file of an R package with their installed versions.

If the package comes with an typical installation of R (e.g., base, utils), the function will update the version to the previous minor version of the current R version. This is made to avoid errors with CI/CD.

Usage

update_pkg_versions(
  file = here::here("DESCRIPTION"),
  old_r_version = bump_back_r_version()
)

Arguments

file

(Optional) A string indicating the path to the DESCRIPTION file.

old_r_version

(Optional) A string indicating the previous minor version of the current R version.

Value

An invisible NULL. This function is used for its side effect.

See also

Other R package functions: raw_data_1(), raw_data_2(), update_pkg_year()