fix(repo): ensure canary releases include all packages with consistent versions (#7439)

Author: nikosdouvlis

packages/shared/src/__tests__/versionSelector.spec.ts

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ describe('versionSelector', () => {
     expect(versionSelector(undefined, PACKAGE_VERSION)).toEqual('next');
   });
 
-  it('should use the exact JS version if tag is snapshot', () => {
+  it('should use the exact package version if tag is snapshot', () => {
     const PACKAGE_VERSION = '1.0.0-snapshot.0';
     // @ts-ignore
     global.JS_PACKAGE_VERSION = '2.0.0-snapshot.0';
 
-    expect(versionSelector(undefined, PACKAGE_VERSION)).toEqual('2.0.0-snapshot.0');
+    expect(versionSelector(undefined, PACKAGE_VERSION)).toEqual('1.0.0-snapshot.0');
   });
 
   // We replaced semver with 2 custom regexes

packages/shared/src/versionSelector.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const versionSelector = (clerkJSVersion: string | undefined, packageVersi
   const prereleaseTag = getPrereleaseTag(packageVersion);
   if (prereleaseTag) {
     if (prereleaseTag === 'snapshot') {
-      return JS_PACKAGE_VERSION;
+      return packageVersion;
     }
 
     return prereleaseTag;

scripts/canary.mjs

@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ try {
   // this will remove the prerelease versions
   // but will also clear the changeset .md files
   await $`pnpm changeset version`;
-  // generate a temp .md file that indicates that all packages have changes
-  // in order to force a snapshot release
-  await $`touch .changeset/snap.md && echo ${snapshot} > .changeset/snap.md`;
 } catch {
-  // otherwise, do nothing
+  // not in pre-release mode, continue
 }
 
+// Always generate a temp .md file that indicates that all packages have changes
+// in order to force a canary release of all packages
+await $`touch .changeset/snap.md && echo ${snapshot} > .changeset/snap.md`;
+
 const res = await $`pnpm changeset version --snapshot canary`;
 const success = !res.stderr.includes('No unreleased changesets found');