# Lerna v5.1 delegates task running to Nx and reports faster benchmark results

DevFeed: [Lerna v5.1 delegates task running to Nx and reports faster benchmark results](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-lerna-just-got-10x-faster-21410.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nx.dev/blog/lerna-used-to-walk-now-it-can-fly>)

Author: Juri Strumpflohner

Published: 2022-05-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Juri Strumpflohner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/juri-strumpflohner.md>)

Topics: [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>)

Tags: [benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmark.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarking.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [nx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nx.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

Lerna v5.1 adds an opt-in useNx flag that delegates task running to Nx. The article reports that Lerna with Nx was 5.3 times faster than Turborepo in the authors' benchmark and explains how to enable the integration.

## Source excerpt

Lerna v5.1 introduces the useNx flag for dramatic performance gains, making it 5.3x faster than Turborepo with added caching and task execution features.