Expo Upgrade

Guidelines for upgrading Expo SDK versions and fixing dependency issues

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add expo/skills --skill expo-upgrade

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/expo/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/plugins/expo/skills/expo-upgrade ~/.claude/skills/expo-upgrade

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

## References

- ./references/react-19.md -- SDK +54: React 19 changes (useContext → use, Context.Provider → Context, forwardRef removal)
- ./references/new-architecture.md -- SDK +53: New Architecture migration guide
- ./references/react-compiler.md -- SDK +54: React Compiler setup and migration guide
- ./references/native-tabs.md -- SDK +55: Native tabs changes (Icon/Label/Badge now accessed via NativeTabs.Trigger.\*)
- ./references/expo-av-to-audio.md -- SDK +55: Migrate audio playback and recording from expo-av to expo-audio
- ./references/expo-av-to-video.md -- SDK +55: Migrate video playback from expo-av to expo-video
- ./references/react-navigation-to-expo-router.md -- SDK +56: Migrate `@react-navigation/*` imports to `expo-router` entry points (codemod + manual mapping)

## Beta/Preview Releases

Beta versions use `.preview` suffix (e.g., `55.0.0-preview.2`), published under `@next` tag.

Check if latest is beta: https://exp.host/--/api/v2/versions (look for `-preview` in `expoVersion`)

```bash
npx expo install expo@next --fix  # install beta
```

## Step-by-Step Upgrade Process

> If upgrading from SDK 55 or earlier, skip SDK 56 and upgrade directly to SDK 57. Don't use `expo@57.0.8` or below. SDK 55 with Hermes V1 enabled, SDK 56, and older SDK 57 releases contain a Hermes V1 memory regression that can drastically increase memory usage when using `react-native-worklets` or `react-native-reanimated`.

1. Upgrade Expo and dependencies

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: expo-upgrade
Repository: expo/skills
Path: plugins/expo/skills/expo-upgrade/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Repo updated: 30 October 2026
Listed in: heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, travisvn/awesome-claude-skills

FAQ

What does the Expo Upgrade skill do?

Guidelines for upgrading Expo SDK versions and fixing dependency issues

How do I install the Expo Upgrade skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add expo/skills --skill expo-upgrade. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Expo Upgrade popular?

It lives in expo/skills, which has 3,971 GitHub stars and 249 forks, and is included in 2 curated skill lists.

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