Why am I unable to update acquia_cms to the latest version?

This issue occurs when you explicitly require contributed modules that are already included with Drupal Starter Kits. This causes dependency deadlock and slows the upgrade process.

Workaround:

• Review dependencies: Review the dependencies listed in your project’s root composer.json file. Identify any modules that are provided by Drupal Starter Kits.
• Remove Drupal Starter Kits dependencies: Remove the direct dependencies associated with Drupal Starter Kits from the root composer.json file. This prevents conflicts during the upgrade process.

• Run Composer update: After you remove Drupal Starter Kits dependencies, run the following command:

  copy

  composer update acquia/acquia_cms -W

  The -W parameter ensures that your composer.lock file is updated with the latest compatible versions of the dependencies.

By following these steps, you can circumvent the dependency deadlock and enable a seamless update of Drupal Starter Kits to its latest version.

Here is an example of the composer.json file without direct dependencies: