Enforce lockfile schema versions (#8509)

## Summary

Historically, we haven't enforced schema versions. This PR adds a
versioning policy such that, if a uv version writes schema v2, then...

- It will always reject lockfiles with schema v3 or later.
- It _may_ reject lockfiles with schema v1, but can also choose to read
them, if possible.

(For example, the change we proposed to rename `dev-dependencies` to
`dependency-groups` would've been backwards-compatible: newer versions
of uv could still read lockfiles that used the `dev-dependencies` field
name, but older versions should reject lockfiles that use the
`dependency-groups` field name.)

Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/8465.

crates/uv-resolver/src/lib.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ pub use exclude_newer::ExcludeNewer;
 pub use exclusions::Exclusions;
 pub use flat_index::{FlatDistributions, FlatIndex};
 pub use lock::{
-    Lock, LockError, RequirementsTxtExport, ResolverManifest, SatisfiesResult, TreeDisplay,
+    Lock, LockError, LockVersion, RequirementsTxtExport, ResolverManifest, SatisfiesResult,
+    TreeDisplay, VERSION,
 };
 pub use manifest::Manifest;
 pub use options::{Flexibility, Options, OptionsBuilder};

crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ mod requirements_txt;
 mod tree;
 
 /// The current version of the lockfile format.
-const VERSION: u32 = 1;
+pub const VERSION: u32 = 1;
 
 static LINUX_MARKERS: LazyLock<MarkerTree> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     MarkerTree::from_str(
@@ -494,6 +494,11 @@ impl Lock {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Returns the lockfile version.
+    pub fn version(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.version
+    }
+
     /// Returns the number of packages in the lockfile.
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.packages.len()
@@ -1509,6 +1514,21 @@ impl TryFrom<LockWire> for Lock {
     }
 }
 
+/// Like [`Lock`], but limited to the version field. Used for error reporting: by limiting parsing
+/// to the version field, we can verify compatibility for lockfiles that may otherwise be
+/// unparsable.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct LockVersion {
+    version: u32,
+}
+
+impl LockVersion {
+    /// Returns the lockfile version.
+    pub fn version(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.version
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Package {
     pub(crate) id: PackageId,

crates/uv/src/commands/project/add.rs

@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn add(
 
     // Update the `pypackage.toml` in-memory.
     let project = project
-        .with_pyproject_toml(toml::from_str(&content).map_err(ProjectError::TomlParse)?)
+        .with_pyproject_toml(toml::from_str(&content).map_err(ProjectError::PyprojectTomlParse)?)
-        .ok_or(ProjectError::TomlUpdate)?;
+        .ok_or(ProjectError::PyprojectTomlUpdate)?;
 
     // Set the Ctrl-C handler to revert changes on exit.
     let _ = ctrlc::set_handler({
@@ -759,8 +759,10 @@ async fn lock_and_sync(
 
             // Update the `pypackage.toml` in-memory.
             project = project
-                .with_pyproject_toml(toml::from_str(&content).map_err(ProjectError::TomlParse)?)
+                .with_pyproject_toml(
-                .ok_or(ProjectError::TomlUpdate)?;
+                    toml::from_str(&content).map_err(ProjectError::PyprojectTomlParse)?,
+                )
+                .ok_or(ProjectError::PyprojectTomlUpdate)?;
 
             // Invalidate the project metadata.
             if let VirtualProject::Project(ref project) = project {

crates/uv/src/commands/project/lock.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use anstream::eprint;
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use rustc_hash::{FxBuildHasher, FxHashMap};
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -28,8 +27,8 @@ use uv_python::{Interpreter, PythonDownloads, PythonEnvironment, PythonPreferenc
 use uv_requirements::upgrade::{read_lock_requirements, LockedRequirements};
 use uv_requirements::ExtrasResolver;
 use uv_resolver::{
-    FlatIndex, InMemoryIndex, Lock, Options, OptionsBuilder, PythonRequirement, RequiresPython,
+    FlatIndex, InMemoryIndex, Lock, LockVersion, Options, OptionsBuilder, PythonRequirement,
-    ResolverManifest, ResolverMarkers, SatisfiesResult,
+    RequiresPython, ResolverManifest, ResolverMarkers, SatisfiesResult, VERSION,
 };
 use uv_types::{BuildContext, BuildIsolation, EmptyInstalledPackages, HashStrategy};
 use uv_warnings::{warn_user, warn_user_once};
@@ -225,7 +224,15 @@ pub(super) async fn do_safe_lock(
         Ok(result)
     } else {
         // Read the existing lockfile.
-        let existing = read(workspace).await?;
+        let existing = match read(workspace).await {
+            Ok(Some(existing)) => Some(existing),
+            Ok(None) => None,
+            Err(ProjectError::Lock(err)) => {
+                warn_user!("Failed to read existing lockfile; ignoring locked requirements: {err}");
+                None
+            }
+            Err(err) => return Err(err),
+        };
 
         // Perform the lock operation.
         let result = do_lock(
@@ -926,13 +933,34 @@ async fn commit(lock: &Lock, workspace: &Workspace) -> Result<(), ProjectError>
 /// Returns `Ok(None)` if the lockfile does not exist.
 pub(crate) async fn read(workspace: &Workspace) -> Result<Option<Lock>, ProjectError> {
     match fs_err::tokio::read_to_string(&workspace.install_path().join("uv.lock")).await {
-        Ok(encoded) => match toml::from_str(&encoded) {
+        Ok(encoded) => {
-            Ok(lock) => Ok(Some(lock)),
+            match toml::from_str::<Lock>(&encoded) {
-            Err(err) => {
+                Ok(lock) => {
-                eprint!("Failed to parse lockfile; ignoring locked requirements: {err}");
+                    // If the lockfile uses an unsupported version, raise an error.
-                Ok(None)
+                    if lock.version() != VERSION {
+                        return Err(ProjectError::UnsupportedLockVersion(
+                            VERSION,
+                            lock.version(),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                    Ok(Some(lock))
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    // If we failed to parse the lockfile, determine whether it's a supported
+                    // version.
+                    if let Ok(lock) = toml::from_str::<LockVersion>(&encoded) {
+                        if lock.version() != VERSION {
+                            return Err(ProjectError::UnparsableLockVersion(
+                                VERSION,
+                                lock.version(),
+                                err,
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(ProjectError::UvLockParse(err))
+                }
+            }
         }
-        },
         Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
         Err(err) => Err(err.into()),
     }

crates/uv/src/commands/project/mod.rs

@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ pub(crate) enum ProjectError {
     )]
     MissingLockfile,
 
+    #[error("The lockfile at `uv.lock` uses an unsupported schema version (v{1}, but only v{0} is supported). Downgrade to a compatible uv version, or remove the `uv.lock` prior to running `uv lock` or `uv sync`.")]
+    UnsupportedLockVersion(u32, u32),
+
+    #[error("Failed to parse `uv.lock`, which uses an unsupported schema version (v{1}, but only v{0} is supported). Downgrade to a compatible uv version, or remove the `uv.lock` prior to running `uv lock` or `uv sync`.")]
+    UnparsableLockVersion(u32, u32, #[source] toml::de::Error),
+
     #[error("The current Python version ({0}) is not compatible with the locked Python requirement: `{1}`")]
     LockedPythonIncompatibility(Version, RequiresPython),
 
@@ -128,11 +134,14 @@ pub(crate) enum ProjectError {
     #[error("Project virtual environment directory `{0}` cannot be used because {1}")]
     InvalidProjectEnvironmentDir(PathBuf, String),
 
+    #[error("Failed to parse `uv.lock`")]
+    UvLockParse(#[source] toml::de::Error),
+
     #[error("Failed to parse `pyproject.toml`")]
-    TomlParse(#[source] toml::de::Error),
+    PyprojectTomlParse(#[source] toml::de::Error),
 
     #[error("Failed to update `pyproject.toml`")]
-    TomlUpdate,
+    PyprojectTomlUpdate,
 
     #[error(transparent)]
     Python(#[from] uv_python::Error),

crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs

@@ -14913,6 +14913,100 @@ fn lock_invalid_project_table() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn lock_unsupported_version() -> Result<()> {
+    let context = TestContext::new("3.12");
+
+    let pyproject_toml = context.temp_dir.child("pyproject.toml");
+    pyproject_toml.write_str(
+        r#"
+        [project]
+        name = "project"
+        version = "0.1.0"
+        requires-python = ">=3.12"
+        dependencies = ["iniconfig==2.0.0"]
+
+        [build-system]
+        requires = ["setuptools>=42"]
+        build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+        "#,
+    )?;
+
+    // Validate schema, invalid version.
+    context.temp_dir.child("uv.lock").write_str(
+        r#"
+        version = 2
+        requires-python = ">=3.12"
+
+        [options]
+        exclude-newer = "2024-03-25T00:00:00Z"
+
+        [[package]]
+        name = "iniconfig"
+        version = "2.0.0"
+        source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+        sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d7/4b/cbd8e699e64a6f16ca3a8220661b5f83792b3017d0f79807cb8708d33913/iniconfig-2.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:2d91e135bf72d31a410b17c16da610a82cb55f6b0477d1a902134b24a455b8b3", size = 4646 }
+        wheels = [
+            { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ef/a6/62565a6e1cf69e10f5727360368e451d4b7f58beeac6173dc9db836a5b46/iniconfig-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b6a85871a79d2e3b22d2d1b94ac2824226a63c6b741c88f7ae975f18b6778374", size = 5892 },
+        ]
+
+        [[package]]
+        name = "project"
+        version = "0.1.0"
+        source = { editable = "." }
+        dependencies = [
+            { name = "iniconfig" },
+        ]
+
+        [package.metadata]
+        requires-dist = [{ name = "iniconfig", specifier = "==2.0.0" }]
+        "#,
+    )?;
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.lock().arg("--frozen"), @r###"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: The lockfile at `uv.lock` uses an unsupported schema version (v2, but only v1 is supported). Downgrade to a compatible uv version, or remove the `uv.lock` prior to running `uv lock` or `uv sync`.
+    "###);
+
+    // Invalid schema (`iniconfig` is referenced, but missing), invalid version.
+    context.temp_dir.child("uv.lock").write_str(
+        r#"
+        version = 2
+        requires-python = ">=3.12"
+
+        [options]
+        exclude-newer = "2024-03-25T00:00:00Z"
+
+        [[package]]
+        name = "project"
+        version = "0.1.0"
+        source = { editable = "." }
+        dependencies = [
+            { name = "iniconfig" },
+        ]
+
+        [package.metadata]
+        requires-dist = [{ name = "iniconfig", specifier = "==2.0.0" }]
+        "#,
+    )?;
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.lock().arg("--frozen"), @r###"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 2
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: Failed to parse `uv.lock`, which uses an unsupported schema version (v2, but only v1 is supported). Downgrade to a compatible uv version, or remove the `uv.lock` prior to running `uv lock` or `uv sync`.
+      Caused by: Dependency `iniconfig` has missing `version` field but has more than one matching package
+    "###);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// See: <https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/7618>
 #[test]
 fn lock_change_requires_python() -> Result<()> {

docs/concepts/resolution.md

@@ -397,3 +397,21 @@ reading and extracting archives in the following formats:
 
 For more details about the internals of the resolver, see the
 [resolver reference](../reference/resolver-internals.md) documentation.
+
+## Lockfile versioning
+
+The `uv.lock` file uses a versioned schema. The schema version is included in the `version` field of
+the lockfile.
+
+Any given version of uv can read and write lockfiles with the same schema version, but will reject
+lockfiles with a greater schema version. For example, if your uv version supports schema v1,
+`uv lock` will error if it encounters an existing lockfile with schema v2.
+
+uv versions that support schema v2 _may_ be able to read lockfiles with schema v1 if the schema
+update was backwards-compatible. However, this is not guaranteed, and uv may exit with an error if
+it encounters a lockfile with an outdated schema version.
+
+The schema version is considered part of the public API, and so is only bumped in minor releases, as
+a breaking change (see [Versioning](../reference/versioning.md)). As such, all uv patch versions
+within a given minor uv release are guaranteed to have full lockfile compatibility. In other words,
+lockfiles may only be rejected across minor releases.

docs/reference/versioning.md

@@ -7,3 +7,14 @@ uv does not yet have a stable API; once uv's API is stable (v1.0.0), the version
 adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 uv's changelog can be [viewed on GitHub](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).
+
+## Cache versioning
+
+Cache versions are considered internal to uv, and so may be changed in a minor or patch release. See
+[Cache versioning](../concepts/cache.md#cache-versioning) for more.
+
+## Lockfile versioning
+
+The `uv.lock` schema version is considered part of the public API, and so will only be incremented
+in a minor release as a breaking change. See
+[Lockfile versioning](../concepts/resolution.md#lockfile-versioning) for more.