microsoft / microsoft/beachball

Package not bumped when disallowedChangeType prerelease and dependency has prerelease bump

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Description

Steps to repro:

  1. Package A depends on Package B
  2. Package A disallows prerelease change types
  3. Package B is a prerelease version
  4. Package B sees a prerelease bump

Observed behavior
Package A 's dependency on package B is updated, but the version of Package A does not change

Expected behavior:
Any dependency change to package A leads to a new version bump

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Research direction

Reproduce the described Package A and Package B prerelease scenario, then trace the version-bump decision for a dependency change when prerelease change types are disallowed. Done means Package A receives a new version bump whenever its dependency on Package B is updated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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