fix(release): exclude skipped packages from version bumps

[james-elicx]

When leaving beta, the Version Packages PR includes 12 private fixtures as @null, adds version: null to their manifests, and creates fixture changelogs (#3511). Changesets skips those packages when building its prerelease map, then treats the missing map entries as prereleases because undefined !== 0 (upstream issue).

Apply the installed Changesets release plan through our version runner after filtering version bumps for packages excluded by the configured skip policy. Preserve the CLI validation after expanding ignore globs, dependency-only updates, and explicit private-package versioning opt-ins. Document the CLI-scoped API imports for Knip. The next release PR regeneration will version the five public packages without touching fixture versions or changelogs.

Changesets versions, package dependencies, the lockfile, and current release artifacts are unchanged.

Validation:

• Reproduced the original version: null failure before the fix.
• All 93 release-tooling tests pass, including prerelease exit, skipped and ignored packages, private-package opt-in, changelog preservation, dependency-only updates, the following stable release, and rejection of public dependencies excluded by ignore globs while allowing development-only dependencies.
• vp check and vp run knip pass.
• Ran create-changeset.mts and the complete version.mts pipeline in a disposable checkout: all five public packages became 1.0.0; fixtures, apps, examples, and benchmarks had no manifest or changelog changes.

[pkg-pr-new]

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@vinext/cloudflare

npm i https://pkg.pr.new/@vinext/cloudflare@3526

create-vinext-app

npm i https://pkg.pr.new/create-vinext-app@3526

@vinext/types

npm i https://pkg.pr.new/@vinext/types@3526

vinext

npm i https://pkg.pr.new/vinext@3526

@cloudflare/workers-response-store

npm i https://pkg.pr.new/@cloudflare/workers-response-store@3526

commit: d92442f

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Example	Preview	Production	Original
app-router-cloudflare	preview	production
pages-router-cloudflare	preview	production
app-router-playground	preview	production	original
realworld-api-rest	preview	production
nextra-docs-template	preview	production
benchmarks	preview	production
hackernews	preview	production	original
response-store-demo	preview	production
workers-cache	preview	production
kv	preview	production
static-assets-cache	preview	production
static-export	preview	production
web	preview	production

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Performance benchmarks

Compared d92442f against base 94f1bd1 using alternating same-runner rounds. Next.js was unchanged and skipped.

0 improved · 0 regressed · 6 within ±1.5%

Scenario	Framework	Baseline	Current	Change
Client bundle size (gzip)	vinext	142.3 KB	142.3 KB	⚫ +0.0%
Client entry size (gzip)	vinext	130.4 KB	130.4 KB	⚫ +0.0%
Dev server cold start	vinext	3.28 s	3.30 s	⚫ +0.4%
Production build time	vinext	3.62 s	3.60 s	⚫ -0.5%
RSC entry closure size (gzip)	vinext	128.3 KB	128.3 KB	⚫ -0.0%
Server bundle size (gzip)	vinext	226.9 KB	226.9 KB	⚫ -0.0%

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_{🟢 improvement · 🔴 regression · ⚫ change below 1.5% · paired base/head}

[james-elicx]

/bigbonk review for issues

Time limit: 8 minutes. Complete the review and post all findings within that limit.

Review head d92442f. Focus on release-plan filtering, preserved Changesets validation, prerelease/stable behavior, and dependency-only updates. The fix must remain in vinext's release runner; Changesets dependency bumps or patches are not allowed.

[ask-bonk]

LGTM!

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