Will my shiny application break if packages get updated?

Hi, I've recently built a large Shiny Application that relies on many libraries. The application is hosted on shinyapp.io. I'm concerned that over time, as packages get updates, the application will break. Is this the case? If so, is there a way to hold the package versions constant and not allow them to update and use the same versioning that works today?

It could only brake if you update your packages locally and redeploy your app, if you do not redeploy then package versions are fixed.

Also, you can use renv to manage your environment and fix package versions even locally for that particular project, that way packages don't get updated on redeploy either.

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