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Cargo subcommand for displaying when Rust dependencies are out of date. Version 0.19.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Package summary
Cargo subcommand for displaying when Rust dependencies are out of date
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-outdated
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Project history and usage
cargo-outdated is a Cargo subcommand that reports when Rust project dependencies have newer compatible or latest versions available.
Project history
The project was created on GitHub in August 2015 and first published to crates.io as version 0.1.1 in November 2015. Its README describes the core approach as creating a temporary workspace, running Cargo's built-in cargo update machinery, and comparing dependency trees.
Adoption history
The crate is distributed through crates.io and has also been packaged by multiple operating-system package managers, including Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, and Nix according to the batch source facts. crates.io metadata lists it under development-tools and cargo-plugin categories.
How it is used
Users install it as cargo-outdated and run cargo outdated from a project directory. The README documents list and JSON output, workspace checking, dependency ignore and exclusion options, manifest-path support, and an exit-code option for automation.
Why package nerds care
It is one of the older Rust ecosystem tools for auditing dependency freshness without immediately changing the project lockfile, making it useful to maintainers who want npm-outdated-style visibility in Cargo workflows.
Timeline
- 2015: GitHub repository created and first crates.io release published.
- 2024: v0.15.0 release published on GitHub.
- 2026: crates.io reported v0.19.0 as the latest release.
Related projects
- Cargo's cargo update command is central to cargo-outdated's implementation.
- cargo-binstall is documented by the README as a way to install prebuilt versions.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-outdated | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.19.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cargo-outdated |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kbknapp/cargo-outdated |
| Repository | https://github.com/kbknapp/cargo-outdated |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:02:58-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation