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Missing semver dependency for version 2025.5.0

Hi \o

Description:

It seems that since version 2025.5.0-1, bitwarden-cli package now depends on semver.

Additional info:

Steps to reproduce:

  1. With version 2025.4.0, everything works fine 👌

    ❯❯❯ bw -v
2025.4.0

❯❯❯ bw unlock
? Master password: [input is hidden]

  2. Upgrade bitwarden-cli :

    ❯❯❯ sudo pacman --sync -- bitwarden-cli
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) bitwarden-cli-2025.5.0-1
                           ^^^^^^^^^^

Total Installed Size:  33.93 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:      -1.74 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                                          [########################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                        [########################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                             [########################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                       [########################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                                     [########################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) upgrading bitwarden-cli                                           [########################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...

  3. And now, even displaying bw's version doesn't work :

    ❯❯❯ bw -v
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'semver'
Require stack:
- /usr/lib/node_modules/@bitwarden/cli/build/bw.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1212:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1043:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1298:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:182:18)
    at Object.semver (/usr/lib/node_modules/@bitwarden/cli/build/bw.js:9788:18)
    at __webpack_require__ (/usr/lib/node_modules/@bitwarden/cli/build/bw.js:9842:41)
    at eval (webpack-internal:///../../libs/common/src/platform/services/config/default-config.service.ts:11:64)
    at ../../libs/common/src/platform/services/config/default-config.service.ts (/usr/lib/node_modules/@bitwarden/cli/build/bw.js:3512:1)
    at __webpack_require__ (/usr/lib/node_modules/@bitwarden/cli/build/bw.js:9842:41)
    at eval (webpack-internal:///./src/service-container/service-container.ts:48:124) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [ '/usr/lib/node_modules/@bitwarden/cli/build/bw.js' ]
}

Node.js v20.19.2
zsh: exit 1     bw -v

  4. Installing semver package :

    ❯❯❯ sudo pacman --sync -- semver
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) semver-7.7.2-1

Total Installed Size:  0.09 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                                          [########################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                        [########################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                             [########################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                       [########################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                                     [########################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) installing semver                                                 [########################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...

  5. bw works fine again 👌 :

    ❯❯❯ bw -v
2025.5.0

❯❯❯ bw unlock
? Master password: [input is hidden]
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