diff --git a/bears/general/OutdatedDependencyBear.py b/bears/general/OutdatedDependencyBear.py
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+++ b/bears/general/OutdatedDependencyBear.py
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+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+from coalib.bears.LocalBear import LocalBear
+from coalib.results.Result import Result
+from dependency_management.requirements.PipRequirement import (
+    parse_requirements_file, get_latest_version
+)
+from dependency_management.requirements.NpmRequirement import (
+    npm_outdated_command
+)
+
+
+class OutdatedDependencyBear(LocalBear):
+    LANGUAGES = {'All'}
+    AUTHORS = {'The coala developers'}
+    AUTHORS_EMAILS = {'coala-devel@googlegroups.com'}
+    LICENSE = 'AGPL-3.0'
+
+    def run(self, filename, file, requirement_type: str,):
+        """
+        Checks for the outdated dependencies in a project.
+
+        :param requirement_type:
+            One of the requirement types supported by coala's package manager.
+        :param requirements_file:
+            Requirements file can be specified to look for the requirements.
+        """
+        requirement_types = ['pip', 'npm']
+
+        if requirement_type not in requirement_types:
+            raise ValueError('Currently the bear only supports {} as '
+                             'requirement_type.'
+                             .format(', '.join(
+                                 type for type in requirement_types)))
+
+        message = ('The requirement {} with version {} is not '
+                   'pinned to its latest version {}.')
+
+        if requirement_type == 'pip':
+            data = parse_requirements_file(file)
+
+            for req in data:
+                latest_ver = get_latest_version(req['package_name'])
+                print(latest_ver)
+                if LooseVersion(req['version']) < LooseVersion(latest_ver):
+                    yield Result.from_values(origin=self,
+                                             message=message.format(
+                                                 req['package_name'],
+                                                 req['version'],
+                                                 latest_ver),
+                                             file=filename,
+                                             line=req['line_number']+1,
+                                             end_line=req['line_number']+1,
+                                             )
+
+        elif requirement_type == 'npm':
+            data = npm_outdated_command()
+
+            for req in data:
+                latest_ver = data[req]['latest']
+
+                if LooseVersion(data[req]['wanted']) < LooseVersion(latest_ver):
+                    yield Result.from_values(origin=self,
+                                             message=message.format(
+                                                 req,
+                                                 data[req]['wanted'],
+                                                 latest_ver),
+                                             file=filename,
+                                             )
diff --git a/tests/general/OutdatedDependencyBearTest.py b/tests/general/OutdatedDependencyBearTest.py
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+++ b/tests/general/OutdatedDependencyBearTest.py
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+import unittest.mock
+from queue import Queue
+
+from bears.general.OutdatedDependencyBear import OutdatedDependencyBear
+from coalib.testing.LocalBearTestHelper import LocalBearTestHelper
+from coalib.results.Result import Result
+from coalib.settings.Section import Section
+from coalib.settings.Setting import Setting
+
+
+test_file = """
+foo==1.0
+bar~=2.0
+"""
+
+
+class OutdatedDependencyBearTest(LocalBearTestHelper):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.section = Section('')
+        self.uut = OutdatedDependencyBear(self.section, Queue())
+
+    @unittest.mock.patch('bears.general.OutdatedDependencyBear.'
+                         'get_latest_version')
+    def test_pip_requirement_type(self, _mock):
+        self.section.append(Setting('requirement_type', 'pip'))
+        _mock.return_value = '3.0'
+        message = ('The requirement {} with version {} is not '
+                   'pinned to its latest version 3.0.')
+        self.check_results(self.uut,
+                           test_file.splitlines(True),
+                           [Result.from_values(
+                               origin='OutdatedDependencyBear',
+                               message=message.format('foo', '1.0'),
+                               file='default',
+                               line=2, end_line=2,
+                               ),
+                            Result.from_values(
+                                origin='OutdatedDependencyBear',
+                                message=message.format('bar', '2.0'),
+                                file='default',
+                                line=3, end_line=3,
+                                )],
+                           filename='default',
+                           )
+
+    @unittest.mock.patch('bears.general.OutdatedDependencyBear.'
+                         'npm_outdated_command')
+    def test_npm_requirement_type(self, _mock):
+        self.section.append(Setting('requirement_type', 'npm'))
+        _mock.return_value = {'foo': {'wanted': '1.0', 'latest': '3.0'},
+                              'bar': {'wanted': '2.0', 'latest': '3.0'}}
+        message = ('The requirement {} with version {} is not '
+                   'pinned to its latest version 3.0.')
+        self.check_results(self.uut,
+                           test_file.splitlines(True),
+                           [Result.from_values(
+                               origin='OutdatedDependencyBear',
+                               message=message.format('foo', '1.0'),
+                               file='default',
+                               ),
+                            Result.from_values(
+                                origin='OutdatedDependencyBear',
+                                message=message.format('bar', '2.0'),
+                                file='default',
+                                )],
+                           filename='default',
+                           )
+
+    def test_requirement_type_value_error(self):
+        self.section.append(Setting('requirement_type', 'blabla'))
+        error = ('ValueError: Currently the bear only supports pip, npm as '
+                 'requirement_type.')
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(AssertionError, error):
+            self.check_validity(self.uut, [], filename='default')