What's the difference between tilde(~) and caret(^) in package.json?

• ~version “Approximately equivalent to version”, will update you to all future patch versions, without incrementing the minor version. ~1.2.3 will use releases from 1.2.3 to <1.3.0.

• ^version “Compatible with version”, will update you to all future minor/patch versions, without incrementing the major version. ^1.2.3 will use releases from 1.2.3 to <2.0.0.

Reference

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22343224/whats-the-difference-between-tilde-and-caret-in-package-json