Summary & Key Takeaways ​

• The CLI output for script execution is now cleaner, showing $ command and suggesting pnpm peers check for peer dependency issues.
• Lifecycle scripts now only populate well-known npm_* environment variables, aligning with Yarn's behavior.
• Runtime dependencies are consistently linked from the global virtual store, which is also used by global installs and pnpm dlx.
• The store's index file format has been optimized to store hash algorithms once and use hex digests, improving performance.
• pnpm now utilizes SQLite for storing package index metadata, which reduces filesystem overhead, improves space efficiency, and enables concurrent access.

Our Commentary ​

Yet another post about upcoming pnpm 11. But well - we cannot get enought and wait any longer! 😃 This pnpm 11 beta is packed with some seriously interesting under-the-hood changes. The move to SQLite for the package index is a big deal. It's a smart way to tackle filesystem overhead and should make installs even snappier. Waiting!