diff --git a/pkg/_js_interop_checks/pubspec.yaml b/pkg/_js_interop_checks/pubspec.yaml
index bae19925409..53c668a4929 100644
--- a/pkg/_js_interop_checks/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkg/_js_interop_checks/pubspec.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ environment:
   sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
-  _fe_analyzer_shared:
-    path: ../_fe_analyzer_shared
+  _fe_analyzer_shared: any
   kernel:
     path: ../kernel
+
+dependency_overrides:
+  _fe_analyzer_shared:
+    path: ../_fe_analyzer_shared
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/pubspec.yaml b/pkg/compiler/pubspec.yaml
index ad1c27b67ca..bbee8a4f99b 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkg/compiler/pubspec.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ environment:
 # NOTE: `pub get / pub upgrade` are generally not needed when working on this
 # package. The `.packages` file in the repository root will be used by default.
 dependencies:
+  _fe_analyzer_shared: any
   # Published packages - repo version ensured via dependency_overrides
   collection: any
   crypto: any
@@ -20,8 +21,6 @@ dependencies:
     path: ../kernel
 
   # Unpublished packages that can be used via path dependency
-  _fe_analyzer_shared:
-    path: ../_fe_analyzer_shared
   _js_interop_checks:
     path: ../_js_interop_checks
   js_ast:
diff --git a/pkg/dev_compiler/pubspec.yaml b/pkg/dev_compiler/pubspec.yaml
index e0271f35187..cd3390a969a 100644
--- a/pkg/dev_compiler/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkg/dev_compiler/pubspec.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ environment:
   sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
-  _fe_analyzer_shared:
-    path: ../_fe_analyzer_shared
+  _fe_analyzer_shared: any
   _js_interop_checks:
     path: ../_js_interop_checks
   args: any
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ dependencies:
     path: ../front_end
   kernel:
     path: ../kernel
-  meta:
-    path: ../meta
+  meta: any
   path: any
   pedantic: ^1.11.0
   source_maps: any
@@ -32,18 +30,15 @@ dev_dependencies:
   browser_launcher: ^1.0.0
   expect:
     path: ../expect
-  http_multi_server:
-    path: ../../third_party/pkg/http_multi_server
-  js:
-    path: ../js
+  http_multi_server: any
+  js: any
   modular_test:
     path: ../modular_test
   package_config: any
   sourcemap_testing:
     path: ../sourcemap_testing
   stack_trace: any
-  shelf:
-    path: ../../third_party/pkg/shelf
+  shelf: any
   test: any
   testing:
     path: ../testing
@@ -51,3 +46,14 @@ dev_dependencies:
     path: ../vm
   webkit_inspection_protocol: ^1.0.0
 
+dependency_overrides:
+  _fe_analyzer_shared:
+    path: ../_fe_analyzer_shared
+  js:
+    path: ../js
+  meta:
+    path: ../meta
+  shelf:
+    path: ../../third_party/pkg/shelf
+  http_multi_server:
+    path: ../../third_party/pkg/http_multi_server
diff --git a/pkg/expect/pubspec.yaml b/pkg/expect/pubspec.yaml
index f84f8c96eda..70c2817088f 100644
--- a/pkg/expect/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkg/expect/pubspec.yaml
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ environment:
   sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
-  meta:
-    path: ../meta
+  meta: any
+
+dependency_overrides:
+ meta:
+  path: ../meta
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/pubspec.yaml b/pkg/front_end/pubspec.yaml
index 9e67ea31412..4fff6ab1e24 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkg/front_end/pubspec.yaml
@@ -9,37 +9,43 @@ environment:
   sdk: '>=2.13.0 <3.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
-  _fe_analyzer_shared:
-    path: ../_fe_analyzer_shared
+  _fe_analyzer_shared: any
   kernel:
     path: ../kernel
-  package_config:
-    path: ../../third_party/pkg_tested/package_config
+  package_config: any
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  analyzer:
-    path: ../analyzer
-  args: '>=0.13.0 <2.0.0'
+  analyzer: any
+  args: ^2.0.0
   async_helper:
     path: ../async_helper
   build_integration:
     path: ../build_integration
   compiler:
     path: ../compiler
-  dart_style: '^1.0.7'
+  dart_style: ^2.0.0
   dev_compiler:
     path: ../dev_compiler
   expect:
     path: ../expect
-  json_rpc_2: ^2.0.9
-  path: '^1.3.9'
+  json_rpc_2: ^3.0.0
+  path: ^1.3.9
   test: ^1.3.4
   testing:
     path: ../testing
-  test_reflective_loader: ^0.1.0
+  test_reflective_loader: ^0.2.0
   vm:
     path: ../vm
+  vm_service: any
+  web_socket_channel: ^2.0.0
+  yaml: any
+
+dependency_overrides:
+  analyzer:
+    path: ../analyzer
+  _fe_analyzer_shared:
+    path: ../_fe_analyzer_shared
+  package_config:
+    path: ../../third_party/pkg_tested/package_config
   vm_service:
     path: ../vm_service
-  web_socket_channel: ^1.0.4
-  yaml: any
diff --git a/pkg/status_file/pubspec.yaml b/pkg/status_file/pubspec.yaml
index 1536b639e70..5f9e8e26068 100644
--- a/pkg/status_file/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkg/status_file/pubspec.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ environment:
   sdk: "^2.12.0"
 dependencies:
   path: "^1.4.0"
-  args: "^1.4.4"
+  args: ^2.0.0
+
 dev_dependencies:
   expect:
     path: ../expect
diff --git a/pkg/vm/pubspec.yaml b/pkg/vm/pubspec.yaml
index 20b2cd728dd..3ae9534c209 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkg/vm/pubspec.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ environment:
   sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
-  args: ^1.4.4
+  args: ^2.0.0
   build_integration:
     path: ../build_integration
   crypto: any
@@ -25,7 +25,3 @@ dev_dependencies:
   path: any
   test: any
   web_socket_channel: any
-
-dependency_overrides:
-  front_end:
-    path: ../front_end