Angular 22

Angular 22 is a new major line of the modern Angular framework, not a patch-level continuation of Angular 21. A move to it can include intentional compatibility changes in Angular packages, compiler behavior, CLI and build tooling, and the supported Node.js and TypeScript environment ranges. Treat @angular/core, @angular/cli, and the Angular packages used by the application as a coordinated upgrade, and use Angular’s published update guidance and migrations for the exact starting version. Angular is not AngularJS. AngularJS is a separate, earlier framework with its own versions and its own end of life; teams running AngularJS should use /technology/angularjs instead.

Angular 22 is within its active support window, so remaining on the current maintained 22.x patch line does not carry the immediate risk associated with an unsupported release. The practical cost is that later Angular releases may contain fixes, platform compatibility updates, tooling improvements, and framework capabilities that will not be backported to 22. Deferring a future major upgrade also lets application code, third-party dependencies, custom builders, and CI environments drift further from the versions required by the newer line, increasing the eventual testing and remediation effort.

Keep the application on the latest available Angular 22 patch release and apply the corresponding CLI updates. Before moving to a later major line, inventory Angular packages, RxJS, TypeScript, Node.js, test runners, custom webpack or builder integrations, browser targets, and UI libraries; these are common sources of upgrade constraints. Run the official Angular update migrations in a separate branch, build the production configuration, run unit and end-to-end tests, and test the critical user flows before deployment. Establish a regular major-version review so that the next upgrade is a controlled compatibility exercise rather than a catch-up migration.