This gist is to help you to maintain your backstage app clean against a release

versions.js

const os = require('os');
const fs = require('fs');
const versions = require('./versions.json');

function updatePart(dependencies) {
    Object.keys(dependencies).forEach(dep => {
        if (versions[dep]) {
            dependencies[dep] = versions[dep];
        }
    })
}


function updatePackageJSON(packageJsonPath) {
    if (!fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
        return;
    }
    const p = require(packageJsonPath);
    p.resolutions = versions;
    if (p.dependencies) {
        updatePart(p.dependencies);
    }
    if (p.devDependencies) {
        updatePart(p.devDependencies);
    }
    p.resolutions = versions;
    fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(p, null, 2));
}

updatePackageJSON(`./package.json`);
fs.readdirSync('./packages').forEach(folder => updatePackageJSON(`./packages/${folder}/package.json`));
fs.readdirSync('./plugins').forEach(folder => updatePackageJSON(`./plugins/${folder}/package.json`));

versions.json

{
  "@backstage/backend-common": "0.5.1",
  "@backstage/catalog-client": "0.3.5",
  "@backstage/catalog-model": "0.7.0",
  "@backstage/cli": "0.5.0",
  "@backstage/cli-common": "0.1.1",
  "@backstage/config": "0.1.2",
  "@backstage/config-loader": "0.5.0",
  "@backstage/core": "0.5.0",
  "@backstage/core-api": "0.2.9",
  "@backstage/create-app": "0.3.7",
  "@backstage/dev-utils": "0.1.8",
  "@backstage/integration": "0.3.1",
  "@backstage/techdocs-common": "0.3.6",
  "@backstage/test-utils": "0.1.6",
  "@backstage/test-utils-core": "0.1.1",
  "@backstage/theme": "0.2.2",
  "@backstage/plugin-api-docs": "0.4.3",
  "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "0.3.5",
  "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "0.2.12",
  "@backstage/plugin-catalog": "0.2.14",
  "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "0.5.5",
  "@backstage/plugin-catalog-graphql": "0.2.6",
  "@backstage/plugin-catalog-import": "0.3.6",
  "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "0.0.1",
  "@backstage/plugin-circleci": "0.2.6",
  "@backstage/plugin-cloudbuild": "0.2.7",
  "@backstage/plugin-cost-insights": "0.7.0",
  "@backstage/plugin-explore": "0.2.3",
  "@backstage/plugin-fossa": "0.1.2",
  "@backstage/plugin-gcp-projects": "0.2.3",
  "@backstage/plugin-github-actions": "0.3.0",
  "@backstage/plugin-gitops-profiles": "0.2.3",
  "@backstage/plugin-graphiql": "0.2.6",
  "@backstage/plugin-graphql-backend": "0.1.5",
  "@backstage/plugin-jenkins": "0.3.7",
  "@backstage/plugin-kafka": "0.2.0",
  "@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend": "0.2.0",
  "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes": "0.3.7",
  "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend": "0.2.6",
  "@backstage/plugin-lighthouse": "0.2.8",
  "@backstage/plugin-newrelic": "0.2.3",
  "@backstage/plugin-org": "0.3.4",
  "@backstage/plugin-pagerduty": "0.2.6",
  "@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend": "0.2.4",
  "@backstage/plugin-register-component": "0.2.7",
  "@backstage/plugin-rollbar": "0.2.8",
  "@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend": "0.1.7",
  "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder": "0.4.1",
  "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "0.5.2",
  "@backstage/plugin-search": "0.2.6",
  "@backstage/plugin-sentry": "0.3.3",
  "@backstage/plugin-sonarqube": "0.1.9",
  "@backstage/plugin-tech-radar": "0.3.3",
  "@backstage/plugin-techdocs": "0.5.4",
  "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "0.5.4",
  "@backstage/plugin-user-settings": "0.2.4",
  "@backstage/plugin-welcome": "0.2.4"
}