From 853a898f8f7e4b8af80e2b8cc7b4436224ba2734 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Lyding <19598772+clydin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:44:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(@angular/cli): preserve exact version in ng add when
 requested

The `ng add` command would previously always add a caret (`^`) prefix
to the resolved package version, even if the user explicitly requested
an exact version. This change ensures that the exact version is preserved
in the package identifier if requested, while maintaining the caret
prefix for general requests to ensure consistent behavior with package
managers.
---
 packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts
index c7853ce8b052..136704947e69 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/add/cli.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface AddCommandArgs extends SchematicsCommandArgs {
 
 interface AddCommandTaskContext {
   packageIdentifier: npa.Result;
+  isExactVersion: boolean;
   savePackage?: NgAddSaveDependency;
   collectionName?: string;
   executeSchematic: AddCommandModule['executeSchematic'];
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ export default class AddCommandModule
 
     const taskContext = {
       packageIdentifier,
+      isExactVersion: packageIdentifier.type === 'version',
       executeSchematic: this.executeSchematic.bind(this),
       getPeerDependencyConflicts: this.getPeerDependencyConflicts.bind(this),
       dryRun: options.dryRun,
@@ -515,7 +517,7 @@ export default class AddCommandModule
         context.packageIdentifier.name,
         // `save-prefix` option is ignored by some package managers so the caret is needed to ensure
         // that the value in the project package.json is correct.
-        '^' + manifest.version,
+        (context.isExactVersion ? '' : '^') + manifest.version,
       );
     }