diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2aeecfa8..dce6d10d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 node_modules
 dist
 .vscode
+.idea
 .nuxt
 nuxt-app
 .pnpm-store
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
index 357d5e06..3aa59233 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import process from 'node:process'
 
 import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import { colors } from 'consola/utils'
-import { addDependency, detectPackageManager } from 'nypm'
+import { addDependency, dedupeDependencies, detectPackageManager } from 'nypm'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { readPackageJSON } from 'pkg-types'
 
-import { rmRecursive, touchFile } from '../utils/fs'
 import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
 import { cleanupNuxtDirs, nuxtVersionToGitIdentifier } from '../utils/nuxt'
@@ -78,6 +77,10 @@ export default defineCommand({
     ...cwdArgs,
     ...logLevelArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
+    dedupe: {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      description: 'Dedupe dependencies after upgrading',
+    },
     force: {
       type: 'boolean',
       alias: 'f',
@@ -131,23 +134,47 @@ export default defineCommand({
     const forceRemovals = toRemove
       .map(p => colors.cyan(p))
       .join(' and ')
-    if (ctx.args.force === undefined) {
-      ctx.args.force = await logger.prompt(
-        `Would you like to recreate ${forceRemovals} to fix problems with hoisted dependency versions and ensure you have the most up-to-date dependencies?`,
-        {
-          type: 'confirm',
-          default: true,
-        },
-      ) === true
+
+    let method: 'force' | 'dedupe' | 'skip' | undefined = ctx.args.force ? 'force' : ctx.args.dedupe ? 'dedupe' : undefined
+
+    method ||= await logger.prompt(
+      `Would you like to dedupe your lockfile (recommended) or recreate ${forceRemovals}? This can fix problems with hoisted dependency versions and ensure you have the most up-to-date dependencies.`,
+      {
+        type: 'select',
+        initial: 'dedupe',
+        options: [
+          {
+            label: 'dedupe lockfile',
+            value: 'dedupe' as const,
+            hint: 'recommended',
+          },
+          {
+            label: `recreate ${forceRemovals}`,
+            value: 'force' as const,
+          },
+          {
+            label: 'skip',
+            value: 'skip' as const,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    )
+
+    // user bails on the question with Ctrl+C
+    if (typeof method !== 'string') {
+      process.exit(1)
     }
-    if (ctx.args.force) {
+
+    if (method === 'force') {
       logger.info(
         `Recreating ${forceRemovals}. If you encounter any issues, revert the changes and try with \`--no-force\``,
       )
-      await rmRecursive(toRemove.map(file => resolve(cwd, file)))
-      if (lockFile) {
-        await touchFile(resolve(cwd, lockFile))
-      }
+      await dedupeDependencies({ recreateLockfile: true })
+    }
+
+    if (method === 'dedupe') {
+      logger.info('Try deduping dependencies...')
+      await dedupeDependencies()
     }
 
     const versionType = ctx.args.channel === 'nightly' ? 'nightly' : 'latest stable'
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts
index 13258f08..d422241b 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/fs.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,6 @@ import { join } from 'pathe'
 
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
 
-// Check if a file exists
-async function exists(path: string) {
-  try {
-    await fsp.access(path)
-    return true
-  }
-  catch {
-    return false
-  }
-}
-
 export async function clearDir(path: string, exclude?: string[]) {
   if (!exclude) {
     await fsp.rm(path, { recursive: true, force: true })
@@ -45,12 +34,3 @@ export async function rmRecursive(paths: string[]) {
       }),
   )
 }
-
-export async function touchFile(path: string) {
-  if (await exists(path)) {
-    return
-  }
-  await fsp.writeFile(path, '').catch(() => {
-    logger.error(`Failed to create file: ${path}`)
-  })
-}