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@MariusStorhaug Marius Storhaug (MariusStorhaug) commented Jul 7, 2026

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The PowerShell scripts coding standard now explains how to version-constrain #Requires module dependencies, so authors pick the pin that matches their risk appetite instead of making ad-hoc choices.

Changed: #Requires version-constraint guidance

The Scripts standard now recommends a minimum version by default, a major-version bound (MaximumVersion = 'N.*') for dependencies whose new major would break you — a test framework like Pester being the typical case — and avoiding exact RequiredVersion pins that freeze out patches. Module-identity pinning with a GUID is called out as a separate, stricter supply-chain control, used only when identity assurance is needed and not as part of the default version lock.

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