Is semver safe to use?

semver has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (7.8.1). DepScope rates its health at 94/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of semver?

The latest version of semver is 7.8.1, released 2026-05-21.

Does semver have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of semver.

Is semver deprecated?

No, semver is actively maintained. Latest release: 7.8.1 (2026-05-21).

What are alternatives to semver?

Popular alternatives to semver in npm include: ?, debug, ansi-styles, minimatch, brace-expansion.

semver

npmv7.8.1

The semantic version parser used by npm.

License ISCpermissive115 versions4 maintainers0 deps704,574,683 weekly dl

npm/node-semver

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 94/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

9/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

24.2 KBminified

7.5 KB gzipped

0 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/semver (DefinitelyTyped)

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

6.0/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

4

Contributors (12m)

11

Primary author dominance

39%

GitHub stars

5,422

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.88critical

Download trend

stable(+3.3%)

Publish security

npm attested

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/npm/semver

semver

npmv7.8.1

The semantic version parser used by npm.

License ISCpermissive115 versions4 maintainers0 deps704,574,683 weekly dl

npm/node-semver

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 94/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

9/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

24.2 KBminified

7.5 KB gzipped

0 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/semver (DefinitelyTyped)

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

6.0/10

moderate

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

4

Contributors (12m)

11

Primary author dominance

39%

GitHub stars

5,422

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.88critical

Download trend

stable(+3.3%)

Publish security

npm attested

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/npm/semver