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title: "Modernizing the Command Line: Heroku CLI v11"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/modernizing-the-command-line-heroku-cli-v11-2swwgps9c
source_url: https://www.heroku.com/blog/modernizing-the-command-line-heroku-cli-v11/
type: article
source: "Heroku"
published: 2026-03-19T22:44:41.621Z
updated: 2026-03-19T22:45:15.736Z
tags: ["nodejs", "cli", "heroku"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 2
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Modernizing the Command Line: Heroku CLI v11

**[Heroku](https://daily.dev/sources/heroku)** · 5 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Heroku CLI v11 is now available, marking the most significant architectural overhaul in years. The release completes a full migration to ECMAScript Modules (ESM) and oclif v4, delivering faster command execution through improved tree-shaking and manifest caching. The CLI now ships with Node.js 22 (while maintaining Node.js 20 compatibility), introduces a semantic color system with theme support and NO_COLOR accessibility option, and adds new commands including heroku search for command discovery, heroku repl, and unified data:maintenance:* commands. Breaking changes include updated output formatting, deprecation of legacy pg:maintenance and redis:maintenance commands, and the AI plugin becoming an optional install. The build system also migrated from Yarn to npm, dropping the monorepo structure.

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**@allinonetools** · 1 upvotes

> Nice upgrade. Moving to ESM and oclif v4 should make the CLI faster and cleaner, and the new search/repl commands look really useful for day-to-day workflows.

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