Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

Webpack Manifest Plugin version 2.0.4 is a minor update from 2.0.3, released approximately four months later. Both versions serve the same core purpose: generating asset manifests for Webpack projects, aiding in the management of compiled assets for deployment and cache busting.

Key differences lie in dependency versions. 2.0.4 updates several development dependencies,. Most notably, the core webpack dependency jumps from version ^3.5.2 to ^3.12.0. Other updates include jest, codecov, css-loader, file-loader and style-loader. A production dependency is also updated: fs-extra moves from ^0.30.0 to ^7.0.0. These updates suggest improvements in testing, code coverage reporting, and potentially better compatibility or features related to file system operations within the Webpack build process.

For developers, upgrading to 2.0.4 offers access to potentially enhanced features and bug fixes present in the newer dependency versions, mainly Webpack. However, the peer dependency remains the same ("webpack": "2 || 3 || 4"), indicating compatibility with Webpack versions 2, 3, and 4. Developers should carefully review the changelogs of the updated dependencies, especially fs-extra and webpack, to understand the precise impact of these changes on their projects and ensure compatibility with their existing configurations. The unpacked size increased slighly, going from 12869 to 12937.