@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ yarn-error.log*
 *.seed
 *.pid.lock
 
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode
+
 # Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
 lib-cov
 
 
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import uriEncode = require('strict-uri-encode');
 import pnpmLinkBins from '@pnpm/link-bins';
+import * as semver from 'semver';
 
 import {
   JsonFile,
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ import { PnpmShrinkwrapFile } from './PnpmShrinkwrapFile';
 const DEBUG: boolean = false;
 
 export class PnpmLinkManager extends BaseLinkManager {
+
+  private readonly _pnpmVersion: semver.SemVer
+    = new semver.SemVer(this._rushConfiguration.packageManagerToolVersion);
+
   protected _linkProjects(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       const rushLinkJson: IRushLinkJson = {
@@ -200,12 +205,8 @@ export class PnpmLinkManager extends BaseLinkManager {
 
     // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
     // e.g.: C:\wbt\common\temp\node_modules\.local\C%3A%2Fwbt%2Fcommon%2Ftemp%2Fprojects%2Fapi-documenter.tgz\node_modules
-    const pathToLocalInstallation: string = path.join(
-      this._rushConfiguration.commonTempFolder,
-      RushConstants.nodeModulesFolderName,
-      '.local',
-      folderNameInLocalInstallationRoot,
-      RushConstants.nodeModulesFolderName);
+
+    const pathToLocalInstallation: string = this.GetPathToLocalInstallation(folderNameInLocalInstallationRoot);
 
     for (const dependencyName of Object.keys(commonPackage.packageJson!.dependencies || {})) {
       // the dependency we are looking for should have already created a symlink here
@@ -269,4 +270,22 @@ export class PnpmLinkManager extends BaseLinkManager {
     return pnpmLinkBins(projectFolder, projectBinFolder)
       .then(() => { /* empty block */ });
   }
+
+  private GetPathToLocalInstallation(folderNameInLocalInstallationRoot: string): string {
+    if (this._pnpmVersion.major >= 4) {
+      return path.join(this._rushConfiguration.commonTempFolder,
+        RushConstants.nodeModulesFolderName,
+        '.pnpm',
+        'local',
+        folderNameInLocalInstallationRoot,
+        RushConstants.nodeModulesFolderName);
+    }
+    else {
+      return path.join(this._rushConfiguration.commonTempFolder,
+        RushConstants.nodeModulesFolderName,
+        '.local',
+        folderNameInLocalInstallationRoot,
+        RushConstants.nodeModulesFolderName);
+    }
+  }
 }