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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Update the ServiceNow SDK version for an application in the ServiceNow IDE

Configure which version of the ServiceNow SDK an application uses from the ServiceNow IDE.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

From the ServiceNow IDE, you can configure which version of the ServiceNow SDK, including the ServiceNow Fluent APIs, an application uses beginning with ServiceNow SDK version 3.0.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > App Development > ServiceNow IDE.

  2. Open a workspace with an application.

  3. From the Activity Bar, select the File Explorer view (

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File Explorer\).

  1. Open the package.json file for the application.

  2. In the devDependencies field, update the versions of the @servicenow/sdk and @servicenow/eslint-plugin-sdk-app-plugin packages to 3.0.0 or later.

    For example:

    "devDependencies": {
        "@servicenow/sdk": "3.0.0",
        "@servicenow/glide": "26.0.1",
        "eslint": "8.50.0",
        "@servicenow/eslint-plugin-sdk-app-plugin": "3.0.0"
}

  3. Save your changes.

  4. Use one of the following keyboard shortcuts to open the command palette:

    • Windows: Ctrl-Shift-P
    • Mac: Cmd-Shift-P
    • Enter Package Manager: Install Dependencies and press Enter.

    The dependencies are updated in the node_modules directory.

Result

You can use the latest version of the ServiceNow SDK application packaging service and ServiceNow Fluent APIs in your application.

Parent Topic:Configuring the ServiceNow IDE