Summary & Key Takeaways ​

• The Rust engine now reads more settings from pnpm-workspace.yaml and environment variables.
• frozenLockfile and savePrefix can now be configured via pnpm-workspace.yaml.
• savePeer and saveCatalogName settings are also supported by the Rust engine.
• saveWorkspaceProtocol setting is now fully supported, allowing flexible workspace specifier handling.
• pnpm update --workspace is now supported for re-pointing dependencies to local copies.
• pnpm update --depth <number> now applies depth per dependency for more granular updates.

Our Commentary ​

This beta release for pnpm 12 is packed with some really thoughtful improvements. I'm particularly interested in the saveWorkspaceProtocol enhancements; managing workspace dependencies can be a real pain point, and more granular control here is a win. The pnpm update --workspace command also feels like a long-awaited feature for monorepo users.