How do I update from 4.4.4 to 4.5.5?

I tried following the instructions here:
https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/insta...-upgrading
and added this to my root composer.json: "codeigniter4/framework": "4.5.5" (under require)
but I get the error: 
Root package 'codeigniter4/framework' cannot require itself in its composer.json 
Did you accidentally name your root package after an external package?

How do I upgrade correctly?

You need to start with your version and incrementally upgrade using the Change Logs.

I looked, and yes you will also need to upgrade files in the app folders also.

Just do it step by step and upgrade each version.

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can you post your composer.json file please this is mine:

Code:

{
    "name": "codeigniter4/appstarter",
    "description": "CodeIgniter4 starter app",
    "license": "MIT",
    "type": "project",
    "homepage": "https://codeigniter.com",
    "support": {
        "forum": "https://forum.codeigniter.com/",
        "source": "https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4",
        "slack": "https://codeigniterchat.slack.com"
    },
    "require": {
        "php": "^8.1",
        "codeigniter4/framework": "4.5.5",
         "phpmailer/phpmailer": "^6.8"
    },
    "require-dev": {
        "fakerphp/faker": "^1.9",
        "mikey179/vfsstream": "^1.6",
        "phpunit/phpunit": "^10.5.16"
    },
    "autoload": {
        "psr-4": {
            "App\\": "app/",
            "Config\\": "app/Config/"
        },
        "exclude-from-classmap": [
            "**/Database/Migrations/**"
        ]
    },
    "autoload-dev": {
        "psr-4": {
            "Tests\\Support\\": "tests/_support"
        }
    },
    "config": {
        "optimize-autoloader": true,
        "preferred-install": "dist",
        "sort-packages": true
    },
    "scripts": {
        "test": "phpunit"
    }
}

so you edit this line :

Code:

"codeigniter4/framework": "4.5.5",

and change it incremently , so yours would be :

Code:

"codeigniter4/framework": "4.4.5",

then run from a cli run composer
command and output from mine :

Code:

[andrew@darkstar CI4-CMS]$ composer upgrade
Loading composer repositories with package information
Updating dependencies
Lock file operations: 0 installs, 1 update, 0 removals
  - Upgrading phpmailer/phpmailer (v6.9.1 => v6.9.2)
Writing lock file
Installing dependencies from lock file (including require-dev)
Package operations: 0 installs, 1 update, 0 removals
  - Downloading phpmailer/phpmailer (v6.9.2)
  - Upgrading phpmailer/phpmailer (v6.9.1 => v6.9.2): Extracting archive
Generating optimized autoload files
27 packages you are using are looking for funding.
Use the `composer fund` command to find out more!
No security vulnerability advisories found.

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Did you ever find a solution to this issue?  I'm having the exact same issue.  Everything upgrades successfully to 4.5.3.  But as soon as I try to upgrade to 4.5.4, its like the following doesn't belong in composer.json anymore...

   

Code:

"require": {
        "php": "^8.1",
        "codeigniter4/framework": "4.5.3",
        "ext-intl": "*",
        "ext-mbstring": "*",
        "laminas/laminas-escaper": "^2.13",
        "psr/log": "^3.0",
        "ramsey/uuid": "^4.1",
        "sonata-project/google-authenticator": "^2.3",
        "slim/slim": "3.*"
    },

I have it in the "require" section.  Just like https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/insta...-upgrading indicates it should be.  But when I do that I get the following errors:

-----------------------------------------------
$ composer update

In RootPackageLoader.php line 150:
                                                                                   
  Root package 'codeigniter4/framework' cannot require itself in its composer.json 
  Did you accidentally name your root package after an external package?           
                                                                                   

update [--with WITH] [--prefer-source] [--prefer-dist] [--prefer-install PREFER-INSTALL] [--dry-run] [--dev] [--no-dev] [--lock] [--no-install] [--no-audit] [--audit-format AUDIT-FORMAT] [--no-autoloader] [--no-suggest] [--no-progress] [-w|--with-dependencies] [-W|--with-all-dependencies] [-v|vv|vvv|--verbose] [-o|--optimize-autoloader] [-a|--classmap-authoritative] [--apcu-autoloader] [--apcu-autoloader-prefix APCU-AUTOLOADER-PREFIX] [--ignore-platform-req IGNORE-PLATFORM-REQ] [--ignore-platform-reqs] [--prefer-stable] [--prefer-lowest] [-i|--interactive] [--root-reqs] [--] [<packages>...]

@opiecomp It seems your composer.json is broken.
If you show all the content of the file, someone may help you.

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