Upgrading dependencies can be a total pain in the ass, and in the end is why I've been so frustrated with TypeScript. My solution in the end was to just ignore

Upgrading dependencies can be a total pain in the ass, and in the end is why I've been so frustrated with TypeScript. My solution in the end was to just ignore typing for any 3rd party libraries that don't have them to begin with. As nice as a d.ts file, dealing with all the type definitions that need updating along with all the issues with updated the dependencies in the first place was just too much. I had a pet project with react and redux that I didn't touch for a few months as I was busy with other things. I came back to it recently and there are new major version of: react-redux, redux, react-router, webpack and various plugins, react-router-redux, react-hotloader, babel, and I'm sure a couple other things. It was a PITA to set up in the first place, and just a few months later, it all needed to be reconfigured.