remotion-dev/remotion · error · Error

Remotion 5 requires ESLint

Error message

Remotion 5 requires ESLint ${minEslintVersion} or later. You currently have ESLint ${eslintPackageVersion}.

What it means

When running Remotion 5, the ESLint patcher enforces a minimum ESLint version (8.57.0 by default, or a value from `MIN_ESLINT_VERSION` if v5 breaking changes are enabled). If the installed ESLint major or minor version is below this minimum, this error is thrown with both the required and installed versions.

Solutions

1. Upgrade ESLint to at least the version shown in the error message (e.g., `npm install eslint@^8.57.0`).
2. If you are not ready for Remotion 5, stay on Remotion 4 which has a lower ESLint minimum.
3. In a monorepo, hoist and upgrade ESLint for all workspaces.

Example fix

// before
"devDependencies": { "eslint": "^7.32.0", "@remotion/eslint-config": "^5.0.0" }

// after
"devDependencies": { "eslint": "^8.57.0", "@remotion/eslint-config": "^5.0.0" }

const {version} = require('eslint/package.json');
const [major, minor] = version.split('.').map(Number);
if (major < 8 || (major === 8 && minor < 57)) {
  throw new Error(`ESLint ${version} is too old for Remotion 5. Upgrade to >=8.57.0.`);
}

When it happens

Trigger: Installing Remotion 5 alongside an older ESLint (e.g., 6.x or 7.x), or a project that pinned ESLint to an old version for compatibility with other tooling.

Common situations: Upgrading Remotion from v4 to v5 without upgrading ESLint, monorepos where a shared ESLint version is older than 8.57.0, or projects with other tools that depend on older ESLint.

Related errors

• Failed to patch ESLint because the calling module was not…
• The patch-eslint.js script has only been tested with ESLint…
• Unable to parse ESLint version

AI-assisted analysis of remotion-dev/remotion@78fe4bb3fd (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/68dc226a0a83ed6d. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/eslint-config/src/patch-eslint.ts:271

	const eslintPackageVersion = eslintPackageObject.version;
	const versionMatch = /^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\./.exec(eslintPackageVersion);
	if (!versionMatch) {
		throw new Error('Unable to parse ESLint version: ' + eslintPackageVersion);
	}

	const eslintMajorVersion = Number(versionMatch[1]);
	const eslintMinorVersion = Number(versionMatch[2]);
	const minEslintVersion = getMinEslintVersion();
	if (minEslintVersion !== null) {
		const minVersionMatch = /^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\./.exec(minEslintVersion)!;
		const minMajorVersion = Number(minVersionMatch[1]);
		const minMinorVersion = Number(minVersionMatch[2]);
		if (
			eslintMajorVersion < minMajorVersion ||
			(eslintMajorVersion === minMajorVersion &&
				eslintMinorVersion < minMinorVersion)
		) {
			throw new Error(
				`Remotion 5 requires ESLint ${minEslintVersion} or later. You currently have ESLint ${eslintPackageVersion}.`,
			);
		}
	}

	if (!(eslintMajorVersion >= 6 && eslintMajorVersion <= 9)) {
		throw new Error(
			'The patch-eslint.js script has only been tested with ESLint version 6.x, 7.x, and 8.x, and 9.x.' +
				` (Your version: ${eslintPackageVersion})\n` +
				'Consider reporting a GitHub issue:\n' +
				'https://github.com/remotion-dev/remotion/issues',
		);
	}

	let ConfigArrayFactory;
	if (eslintMajorVersion >= 8) {
		ConfigArrayFactory = require(eslintrcBundlePath!).Legacy.ConfigArrayFactory;
	} else {

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