Modernizing SPFx Builds with Heft (Goodbye Gulp!)

In this video, we take a quick look at one of the biggest changes introduced in SharePoint Framework (#SPFx) 1.22 — the transition from the traditional Gulp-based build system to the modern Heft toolchain powered by Microsoft’s RushStack ecosystem.

⚠️ Important: Please make sure you back up your entire SPFx project (or commit your code to source control) before following this upgrade process.

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Commands used in this video: npm install -g @pnp/cli-microsoft365 m365 spfx project upgrade –output md upgrade-report-1.22.md

SPFx 1.22 is a major step forward for SharePoint developers, bringing faster builds, cleaner configuration, and future-ready tooling.

If you’re maintaining SPFx solutions today, now is the perfect time to modernize your development workflow.