1--- 2section: cli-commands 3title: npm-shrinkwrap 4description: Lock down dependency versions for publication 5--- 6 7# npm-shrinkwrap(1) 8 9## Lock down dependency versions for publication 10 11### Synopsis 12 13```bash 14npm shrinkwrap 15``` 16 17### Description 18 19This command repurposes `package-lock.json` into a publishable 20`npm-shrinkwrap.json` or simply creates a new one. The file created and updated 21by this command will then take precedence over any other existing or future 22`package-lock.json` files. For a detailed explanation of the design and purpose 23of package locks in npm, see [package-locks](/configuring-npm/package-locks). 24 25### See Also 26 27* [npm install](/cli-commands/npm-install) 28* [npm run-script](/cli-commands/npm-run-script) 29* [npm scripts](/using-npm/scripts) 30* [package.js](/configuring-npm/package-json) 31* [package-locks](/configuring-npm/package-locks) 32* [package-lock.json](/configuring-npm/package-lock-json) 33* [shrinkwrap.json](/configuring-npm/shrinkwrap-json) 34* [npm ls](/cli-commands/npm-ls) 35