diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap b/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap
index ec217838dca065..98f903a0ce3829 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/__snapshots__/yarn.spec.ts.snap
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ exports[`modules/manager/npm/post-update/yarn performs lock file updates using y
     },
   },
   {
-    "cmd": "yarn up 'some-dep@^1.0.0'",
+    "cmd": "yarn up -R some-dep",
     "options": {
       "cwd": "some-dir",
       "encoding": "utf-8",
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ exports[`modules/manager/npm/post-update/yarn performs lock file updates using y
     },
   },
   {
-    "cmd": "yarn up 'some-dep@^1.0.0' --mode=update-lockfile",
+    "cmd": "yarn up -R some-dep --mode=update-lockfile",
     "options": {
       "cwd": "some-dir",
       "encoding": "utf-8",
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/yarn.ts b/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/yarn.ts
index eb11a5f281606a..907da6bf1a009b 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/yarn.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/yarn.ts
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ export async function generateLockFile(
             .join(' ')}${cmdOptions}`
         );
       } else {
-        // `yarn up` updates to the latest release, so the range should be specified
+        // `yarn up -R` updates to the latest release in each range
         commands.push(
-          `yarn up ${lockUpdates
+          `yarn up -R ${lockUpdates
             // TODO: types (#7154)
-            .map((update) => `${update.depName!}@${update.newValue!}`)
+            .map((update) => `${update.depName!}`)
             .filter(uniqueStrings)
             .map(quote)
             .join(' ')}${cmdOptions}`