Prisma CLI 7.10.0: latest version, Prisma 8 RC shift and gotchas

Latest: Prisma CLI 7.10.0, released 2026-08-25 12:54 UTC (release notes).

Last verified 2026-10-07 against 7.10.0. Page updated 2026-10-07 15:40 UTC. Also as Markdown and JSON.

The latest stable Prisma CLI (prisma, repo prisma/orm) is 7.10.0, released 2026-08-25 12:54 UTC. Upgrade with npm i -g prisma@7.10.0 or pin prisma@7.10.0 in package.json. On npm, dist-tags.latest currently resolves to 8.0.0-rc.21 (Prisma 8 RC), which replaces generate with contract emit and migrate dev with db migrate; projects needing Prisma 7 commands should pin prisma@7.10.0 or install @prisma/prisma7.

How do I install or upgrade to Prisma CLI 7.10.0?

Pin latest stable Prisma 7 (recommended for existing projects):

npm i -D prisma@7.10.0 @prisma/client@7.10.0
npx prisma --version   # 7.10.0

npm global install (pinned to stable Prisma 7):

npm i -g prisma@7.10.0
prisma --version

Run Prisma 7 alongside Prisma 8 using the compatibility package:

npm i -D @prisma/prisma7
npx prisma7 --version

pnpm / yarn / bun:

pnpm add -D prisma@7.10.0 @prisma/client@7.10.0
yarn add -D prisma@7.10.0 @prisma/client@7.10.0
bun add -d prisma@7.10.0 @prisma/client@7.10.0

Install Prisma 8 RC line (new unified platform CLI):

npm i -g prisma@8.0.0-rc.21
prisma --version   # 8.0.0-rc.21

Prisma CLI key facts

Latest stable release: 7.10.0 on 2026-08-25 12:54 UTC (GitHub tag 7.10.0; npm publish 12:47 UTC). Previous stable release: 7.9.1 on 2026-07-27 14:17 UTC.
On npm, dist-tag latest resolves to 8.0.0-rc.21 (published 2026-10-07 12:35 UTC) while prev points to 7.10.0. An unpinned npm i -g prisma or bare npx prisma installs the Prisma 8 RC.
Prisma 8 RC replaces classic commands: prisma generate is replaced by prisma contract emit, prisma migrate dev is replaced by prisma db migrate and prisma migration plan, and prisma db push is replaced by contract operations.
7.10.0 introduced @prisma/prisma7, a compatibility package providing the prisma7 binary so projects can run Prisma 7 commands alongside Prisma 8.
7.10.0 added global vs local version mismatch detection in packages/cli/src/utils/global-local-version-mismatch.ts, warning when a global CLI differs from the project's @prisma/client.
Prisma Studio in 7.10.0 binds exclusively to IPv4 loopback 127.0.0.1 (STUDIO_SERVER_HOST = '127.0.0.1') and explicitly rejects Accelerate proxy URLs (prisma:// and prisma+postgres://).
21,985,428 weekly downloads on npm in the week ending 2026-10-04; 47,695 GitHub stars and Apache-2.0 licence on 2026-10-07.

What changed in the last 5 Prisma CLI releases?

Prisma CLI 7.10.0 (2026-08-25 12:54 UTC)

Introduced @prisma/prisma7 compatibility package to retain Prisma 7 CLI and configuration alongside Prisma 8 installs. (source)
Prisma Studio local server security hardening: Studio binds exclusively to 127.0.0.1. (source)
Added global vs local CLI version mismatch warning to avoid generating incompatible Client artifacts. (source)

Prisma CLI 7.9.1 (2026-07-27 14:17 UTC)

Resolved security advisory in transitive dependency of Prisma CLI via @prisma/dev (issue #29780). (source)

Prisma CLI 7.9.0 (2026-07-21 07:26 UTC)

Added shell tab completions command (complete) covering commands, subcommands, and flags for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell. (source)
Prisma Compute integrations: long-lived serverless container hosting colocated with Prisma Postgres. (source)

Prisma CLI 7.8.0 (2026-04-22 14:19 UTC)

Added queryPlanCacheMaxSize option to PrismaClient constructor for fine-grained query plan cache control. (source)
Fixed misleading error message in prisma migrate diff referencing the removed --shadow-database-url flag. (source)
Fixed prisma migrate dev failure with CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY inside transactions on PostgreSQL. (source)

Prisma CLI 7.7.0 (2026-04-07 16:00 UTC)

New prisma bootstrap command sequencing interactive Prisma Postgres setup (template, link, install, migrate, generate, seed). (source)

Which Prisma CLI commands and flags were added or removed?

Prisma CLI 7.9.1 → 7.10.0

0 commands added, 0 removed; CLI definitions unchanged; added distribution identity and local version mismatch detector.

Method: from source (not run): compared packages/cli/src/bin.ts and packages/cli/src/CLI.ts across tags 7.9.1 and 7.10.0 via GitHub API. Hidden flags do not appear in help.

The last two stable releases. Command definitions in packages/cli/src/bin.ts remained identical across 7.9.1 and 7.10.0.
7.10.0 added packages/cli/src/utils/cli-distribution-identity.ts enabling the same command tree to run under the @prisma/prisma7 package as prisma7.
7.10.0 added packages/cli/src/utils/global-local-version-mismatch.ts to warn when global and local CLI versions differ.

Prisma CLI 7.9.0 → 7.9.1

0 commands added, 0 removed; patch release bumping transitive dependency @prisma/dev.

Method: from source (not run): compared repository file changes across tags 7.9.0 and 7.9.1 via GitHub API.

A security patch release that bumped @prisma/dev to resolve issue #29780. No CLI command, option, or behavior changed.

Prisma CLI 7.8.0 → 7.9.0

1 command added, 0 removed: complete added for shell tab completions.

Method: from source (not run): compared packages/cli/src/bin.ts across tags 7.8.0 and 7.9.0 via GitHub API.

Commands added:

complete

complete (Completions.new()) was mounted in packages/cli/src/bin.ts to output shell completion scripts for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell.

Prisma CLI 7.6.0 → 7.7.0

1 command added, 0 removed: bootstrap added for interactive project onboarding.

Method: from source (not run): compared packages/cli/src/bin.ts across tags 7.6.0 and 7.7.0 via GitHub API.

Commands added:

bootstrap

bootstrap (Bootstrap.new()) was mounted in packages/cli/src/bin.ts to provide a single interactive flow for starter scaffolding, linking, and schema migrations.

Prisma CLI 7.10.0 → 8.0.0-rc.21

Major architecture shift: 70 commands added (platform, compute, contracts, migrations), 16 legacy commands removed (generate, migrate dev, db push).

Method: from source (not run): compared command definitions in prisma/orm@7.10.0 packages/cli/src/bin.ts against prisma/prisma-cli@v8.0.0-rc.21 packages/cli/src/cli.ts.

Commands added:

auth login
auth logout
auth whoami
auth workspace list
auth workspace use
auth workspace logout
branch list
bucket list
bucket create
bucket delete
bucket key list
bucket key create
bucket key delete
contract emit
contract infer
contract format
contract print
db init
db migrate
db schema
db sign
db update
db verify
deploy
feedback
git connect
git disconnect
lsp
migration check
migration graph
migration list
migration log
migration new
migration plan
migration ref delete
migration ref list
migration ref set
migration show
migration status
orm init
project list
project show
project create
project link
project rename
project delete
project transfer
project env add
project env update
project env list
project env delete
service list
service logs
service create
service show
service open
service version list
service version show
service version promote
service version rollback
service version start
service version stop
service version delete
service delete
service domain add
service domain show
service domain delete
service domain retry
service domain wait
skills sync
skills list

Commands removed:

bootstrap
complete
db execute
db pull
db push
db seed
generate
mcp
migrate deploy
migrate dev
migrate diff
migrate reset
migrate resolve
migrate status
studio
validate

Prisma 8 RC replaces the standalone ORM CLI with a unified Developer Platform CLI.
generate is replaced by contract emit, migrate dev is replaced by db migrate and migration plan, and db push/pull are replaced by contract operations.
Unpinned installs hit Prisma 8 RC because npm dist-tag latest points to 8.0.0-rc.21. To stay on Prisma 7, pin prisma@7.10.0 or run via @prisma/prisma7.

What breaks when upgrading Prisma CLI, and how do I migrate?

Version	Change	Migration
8.0.0-rc.21	Prisma 8 RC unified CLI retires `prisma generate`, `prisma migrate dev`, and `prisma db push`.	In Prisma 8, use `prisma contract emit` instead of `generate`, and `prisma db migrate` instead of `migrate dev`. In existing Prisma 7 projects, pin `prisma@7.10.0` in package.json or install `@prisma/prisma7` and run `npx prisma7 <command>`.
7.10.0	Prisma Studio local server binds exclusively to IPv4 loopback 127.0.0.1 and drops Accelerate URL support.	Pass a direct database URL (`postgresql://...`) rather than a `prisma://` or `prisma+postgres://` proxy connection string when launching Prisma Studio.
7.0.0	`--shadow-database-url` CLI flag was removed from `prisma migrate diff` in Prisma 7.	Configure shadow database parameters in `prisma.config.ts` or project datasource configuration instead of passing `--shadow-database-url` on the command line.

What Prisma CLI errors did we reproduce, and how do I fix them?

Unpinned npx prisma generate fails on Prisma 8 RC with unknown command (Prisma CLI 8.0.0-rc.21)

npx prisma generate

✘ [CLI.UNKNOWN_COMMAND] unknown command "generate"
  docs: https://www.prisma.io/docs/errors#CLI.UNKNOWN_COMMAND

Fix: Because npm dist-tag latest resolves to 8.0.0-rc.21, unpinned npx prisma runs Prisma 8 where generate does not exist. Pin to Prisma 7 with npm i -D prisma@7.10.0 @prisma/client@7.10.0 and run npx prisma generate, or use npx @prisma/prisma7 generate. In Prisma 8, the equivalent is prisma contract emit. (source)

Global vs local CLI version mismatch warning (Prisma CLI 7.10.0)

prisma generate

warn The globally installed prisma@7.10.0 does not match the local package @prisma/client@7.9.1 installed in this project.
This may generate Prisma Client artifacts that are incompatible with the local runtime.
Run npx prisma generate to use the local Prisma CLI, or align your global and local Prisma versions.

Fix: Run commands via npx prisma generate so the local devDependency version is used, or update package.json to align @prisma/client and prisma to the same version. (source)

Prisma Studio refuses Accelerate proxy connection URLs (Prisma CLI 7.10.0)

npx prisma studio

Error: Prisma Studio no longer supports Accelerate URLs (`prisma://` or `prisma+postgres://`). Use a direct database connection string instead.

Fix: Provide a direct database connection string (such as postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/db) in .env or pass --url <direct-url> instead of using an Accelerate proxy string. (source)

Retired migration command path fails with CLI.COMMAND_MOVED (Prisma CLI 8.0.0-rc.21)

prisma migration apply

✘ [CLI.COMMAND_MOVED] `migration apply` has been replaced
  why: Applying a migration is a move to a target contract, not a verb of its own.
→ Use the replacement: prisma db migrate --to <contract>

Fix: Run prisma db migrate --to <contract> instead of prisma migration apply. (source)

Prisma CLI release history by month

2026-10: 8.0.0-rc.15 – 8.0.0-rc.21

Prisma 8 RC line iterations: v8.0.0-rc.21 published to npm dist-tag latest, ArkType 2.2 engine toolchain alignment. (source)
@prisma/cli-engine 0.6.3 update and contract emission error reporting improvements. (source)

2026-09: 8.0.0-rc.9 – 8.0.0-rc.14

Renamed Prisma Next to Prisma 8 across CLI identifiers and configuration files (v8.0.0-rc.10). (source)
Environment variables dropped NEXT_ infix (PRISMA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY, PRISMA_DEBUG). (source)

2026-08: 7.10.0, 8.0.0-rc.1 – 8.0.0-rc.8

Prisma ORM 7.10.0 stable release introducing @prisma/prisma7 compatibility package and Studio security hardening. (source)
Inaugural Prisma 8 RC releases (v8.0.0-rc.1) establishing unified platform CLI and contract workflows. (source)

2026-07: 7.9.0 – 7.9.1

Prisma ORM 7.9.0 stable release adding shell tab completions (prisma complete) and Prisma Compute. (source)
Prisma ORM 7.9.1 patch release addressing transitive dependency security advisory via @prisma/dev. (source)

2026-05: 7.8.0 (maintenance)

Initial development and repository initialization of unified @prisma/cli platform binary. (source)

2026-04: 7.7.0 – 7.8.0

Prisma ORM 7.8.0 adding queryPlanCacheMaxSize and shadow-database-url error fixes. (source)
Prisma ORM 7.7.0 adding prisma bootstrap interactive onboarding flow for Prisma Postgres. (source)

Sources

Prisma ORM 7.10.0 GitHub release notes (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma ORM 7.9.1 GitHub release notes (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma ORM 7.9.0 GitHub release notes (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma ORM 7.8.0 GitHub release notes (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma ORM 7.7.0 GitHub release notes (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma ORM 8.0.0-rc.16 GitHub release notes (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma CLI 8.0.0-rc.21 GitHub release notes (read 2026-10-07)
npm registry package metadata for prisma (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma 7.10.0 CLI source bin.ts (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma 7.10.0 CLI source CLI.ts (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma 7.10.0 Studio source Studio.ts (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma 7.10.0 global-local version mismatch warning source (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma 8 RC CLI mounted commands source (read 2026-10-07)
Prisma 8 CLI engine settlement and error reporting source (read 2026-10-07)
npm download statistics for prisma (read 2026-10-07)

Last verified: 2026-10-07.