# JavaScript Libraries Are Almost Never Updated Once Installed

<https://blog.cloudflare.com/javascript-libraries-are-almost-never-updated/>

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## What Jamie wrote

This isn't surprising to anyone that has built things with JavaScript libraries. Sadly, there are some version upgrades that are probably easy, but it’s rarely seen as worth the effort.

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