# latest-semver

> Get the latest stable semver version from an array of versions

Latest version **4.0.0** (published 2021-10-17) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install latest-semver
pnpm add latest-semver
yarn add latest-semver
bun add latest-semver
```

## Health

**Score 28/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: has types package; esm support; no vulnerabilities; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.0 |
| Published | 2021-10-17 |
| First published | 2017-05-12 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | separate (@types/latest-semver) |
| Module format | ESM |
| Node | ^12.20.0 \|\| ^14.13.1 \|\| >=16.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 |
| Unpacked size | 3.6 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 47 |
| Author | Sindre Sorhus |
| Maintainers | sindresorhus |
| Keywords | semver, semantic, version, versioning, latest, stable, max, maximum, highest, newest, git, tag, tags |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/latest-semver
- Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/latest-semver
- Homepage: https://github.com/sindresorhus/latest-semver#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/sindresorhus/latest-semver/issues
- Funding: https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/latest-semver

## Dependencies (1)

- [to-semver](https://npm.io/package/to-semver.md) ^4.0.0

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## Recent versions

- 4.0.0 (latest) — 2021-10-17
- 3.0.0 — 2020-07-10
- 2.0.0 — 2019-04-21
- 1.0.0 — 2017-05-12

## README

# latest-semver

> Get the latest stable [semver](https://semver.org) version from an array of versions

This can be useful when you have an unsorted list of versions, like Git tags, and want to get the semantically latest version.

## Install

```sh
npm install latest-semver
```

## Usage

```js
import latestSemver from 'latest-semver';

latestSemver([
	'v1.8.0-alpha.1',
	'v1.3.16',
	'v1.7.0',
	'v1.6.9'
]);
//=> '1.7.0'

latestSemver([
	'unicorn',
	'v1.8.0-alpha.1'
]);
//=> undefined
```

## API

Non-semver versions and prereleases are ignored.

### latestSemver(versions)

#### versions

Type: `string[]`

## Related

- [to-semver](https://github.com/sindresorhus/to-semver) - Get an array of valid, sorted, and cleaned semver versions from an array of strings
- [semver-regex](https://github.com/sindresorhus/semver-regex) - Regular expression for matching semver versions
- [semver-diff](https://github.com/sindresorhus/semver-diff) - Get the diff type of two semver versions: `0.0.1` `0.0.2` → `patch`
- [semver-truncate](https://github.com/sindresorhus/semver-truncate) - Truncate a semver version: `1.2.3` → `1.2.0`

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