diff --git a/docs/angular/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md b/docs/angular/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
index 947b409c9227e..3116eb22f74b1 100644
--- a/docs/angular/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
+++ b/docs/angular/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-# migrate
+      # migrate
+      Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.
 
-Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.
+- Migrate packages and create migrations.json (e.g., nx migrate @nrwl/workspace@latest)
+- Run migrations (e.g., nx migrate --run-migrations=migrations.json)
 
-## Usage
+      ## Usage
+      ```bash
+      nx migrate
+      ```
 
-```bash
-nx migrate
-```
-
-Install `@nrwl/cli` globally to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npm run nx` or `yarn nx`.
+      Install `@nrwl/cli` globally to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npm run nx` or `yarn nx`.
 
 ## Options
 
diff --git a/docs/react/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md b/docs/react/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
index 947b409c9227e..3116eb22f74b1 100644
--- a/docs/react/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
+++ b/docs/react/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-# migrate
+      # migrate
+      Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.
 
-Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.
+- Migrate packages and create migrations.json (e.g., nx migrate @nrwl/workspace@latest)
+- Run migrations (e.g., nx migrate --run-migrations=migrations.json)
 
-## Usage
+      ## Usage
+      ```bash
+      nx migrate
+      ```
 
-```bash
-nx migrate
-```
-
-Install `@nrwl/cli` globally to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npm run nx` or `yarn nx`.
+      Install `@nrwl/cli` globally to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npm run nx` or `yarn nx`.
 
 ## Options
 
diff --git a/docs/web/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md b/docs/web/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
index 947b409c9227e..3116eb22f74b1 100644
--- a/docs/web/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
+++ b/docs/web/api-workspace/npmscripts/migrate.md
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-# migrate
+      # migrate
+      Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.
 
-Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.
+- Migrate packages and create migrations.json (e.g., nx migrate @nrwl/workspace@latest)
+- Run migrations (e.g., nx migrate --run-migrations=migrations.json)
 
-## Usage
+      ## Usage
+      ```bash
+      nx migrate
+      ```
 
-```bash
-nx migrate
-```
-
-Install `@nrwl/cli` globally to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npm run nx` or `yarn nx`.
+      Install `@nrwl/cli` globally to invoke the command directly using `nx`, or use `npm run nx` or `yarn nx`.
 
 ## Options
 
diff --git a/packages/tao/src/commands/migrate.ts b/packages/tao/src/commands/migrate.ts
index ea12c2939fe24..121175c416cf9 100644
--- a/packages/tao/src/commands/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/tao/src/commands/migrate.ts
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ async function fetch(
   let migrationsFile = json['nx-migrations'] || json['ng-update'];
 
   // migrationsFile is an object
-  if (migrationsFile.migration) {
-    migrationsFile = migrationsFile.migration;
+  if (migrationsFile && migrationsFile.migrations) {
+    migrationsFile = migrationsFile.migrations;
   }
 
   // packageVersion can be a tag, resolvedVersion works with semver
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ async function generateMigrationsJsonAndUpdatePackageJson(
     to: { [p: string]: string };
   }
 ) {
+  logger.info(`Fetching meta data about packages.`);
+  logger.info(`It may take a few minutes.`);
   const migrator = new Migrator({
     versions: versions(root),
     fetch,
diff --git a/packages/tao/src/compat/compat.ts b/packages/tao/src/compat/compat.ts
index 9a47abd1ddfd1..8dd138c6f9a0b 100644
--- a/packages/tao/src/compat/compat.ts
+++ b/packages/tao/src/compat/compat.ts
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ Module.prototype.require = function() {
 try {
   require('@angular-devkit/build-angular/src/utils/version').Version.assertCompatibleAngularVersion = () => {};
 } catch (e) {}
+
+try {
+  require('@angular-devkit/build-angular/src/utils/version').assertCompatibleAngularVersion = () => {};
+} catch (e) {}
diff --git a/packages/workspace/migrations.json b/packages/workspace/migrations.json
index e127152c4eafb..0669b3a5337cf 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/migrations.json
+++ b/packages/workspace/migrations.json
@@ -30,5 +30,113 @@
       "description": "Fix the exclude paths in tsconfig.lib.json files for Jest projects",
       "factory": "./src/migrations/update-8-5-0/fix-tsconfig-lib-json"
     }
+  },
+  "packageJsonUpdates": {
+    "852": {
+      "version": "8.5.2",
+      "packages": {
+        "@nrwl/angular": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/cypress": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/eslint-plugin-nx": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/express": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/jest": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/linter": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/nest": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/next": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/node": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/react": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/tao": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/web": {
+          "version": "8.5.2",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "853": {
+      "version": "8.5.3",
+      "packages": {
+        "@nrwl/angular": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/cypress": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/eslint-plugin-nx": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/express": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/jest": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/linter": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/nest": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/next": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/node": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/react": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/tao": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        },
+        "@nrwl/web": {
+          "version": "8.5.3",
+          "alwaysAddToPackageJson": false
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
index ce8a47fe4295b..fa4bb954c0b9d 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { workspaceSchematic } from './workspace-schematic';
 import { generateGraph, OutputType } from './dep-graph';
 import { nxVersion } from '../utils/versions';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { platform } from 'os';
 
 const noop = (yargs: yargs.Argv): yargs.Argv => yargs;
 
@@ -182,15 +183,19 @@ export const commandsObject = yargs
   )
   .command(
     'migrate',
-    'Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.',
+    `Creates a migrations file or runs migrations from the migrations file.
+- Migrate packages and create migrations.json (e.g., nx migrate @nrwl/workspace@latest)      
+- Run migrations (e.g., nx migrate --run-migrations=migrations.json)      
+    `,
     yargs => yargs,
     () => {
-      execSync(
-        `./node_modules/.bin/tao migrate ${process.argv.slice(3).join(' ')}`,
-        {
-          stdio: ['inherit', 'inherit', 'inherit']
-        }
-      );
+      const executable =
+        platform() === 'win32'
+          ? `.\\node_modules\\.bin\\tao`
+          : `./node_modules/.bin/tao`;
+      execSync(`${executable} migrate ${process.argv.slice(3).join(' ')}`, {
+        stdio: ['inherit', 'inherit', 'inherit']
+      });
     }
   )
   .help('help')