Hexo 4.0.0 has been released on 2019-10-14. How to upgrade it?

Upgrade Hexo

1. Go to the hexo folder
2. Modify package.json file, inside “dependencies” braces:

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-    "hexo": "^3.9.0",
+    "hexo": "^4.0.0",

UNNECESSARY to change

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"hexo": {
    "version": "3.9.0"
},

and it will be automatically updated after “npm update”.

3. Run

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$ npm update

Done. Then check the hexo version as below.

Check Hexo Version

Go to the hexo folder and run:

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$ hexo --version
hexo: 4.0.0
hexo-cli: 1.1.0