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name: Add a dependency
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To add an npm package as a dependency, use `bun add`.

```sh
$ bun add zod
```

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This will add the package to `dependencies` in `package.json`. By default, the `^` range specifier will be used, to indicate that any future minor or patch versions are acceptable.

```json-diff
{
  "dependencies": {
+     "zod": "^3.0.0"
  }
}
```

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To "pin" to an exact version of the package, use `--exact`. This will add the package to `dependencies` without the `^`, pinning your project to the exact version you installed.

```sh
$ bun add zod --exact
```

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To specify an exact version or a tag:

```sh
$ bun add zod@3.0.0
$ bun add zod@next
```

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See [Docs > Package manager](https://bun.sh/docs/cli/install) for complete documentation of Bun's package manager.