diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7843187bb932d..717393425eac8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
-  ".": "12.0.0-pre.1",
-  "workspaces/arborist": "10.0.0-pre.1",
+  ".": "12.0.0-pre.2",
+  "workspaces/arborist": "10.0.0-pre.2",
   "workspaces/libnpmaccess": "11.0.0-pre.0",
-  "workspaces/libnpmdiff": "9.0.0-pre.0",
-  "workspaces/libnpmexec": "11.0.0-pre.0",
-  "workspaces/libnpmfund": "8.0.0-pre.0",
+  "workspaces/libnpmdiff": "9.0.0-pre.1",
+  "workspaces/libnpmexec": "11.0.0-pre.1",
+  "workspaces/libnpmfund": "8.0.0-pre.1",
   "workspaces/libnpmorg": "9.0.0-pre.0",
-  "workspaces/libnpmpack": "10.0.0-pre.1",
+  "workspaces/libnpmpack": "10.0.0-pre.2",
   "workspaces/libnpmpublish": "12.0.0-pre.0",
   "workspaces/libnpmsearch": "10.0.0-pre.0",
   "workspaces/libnpmteam": "9.0.0-pre.0",
   "workspaces/libnpmversion": "9.0.0-pre.1",
-  "workspaces/config": "11.0.0-pre.1"
+  "workspaces/config": "11.0.0-pre.2"
 }
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 51b5823ebe37c..68a04c5f15149 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1030,3 +1030,5 @@ Abhinav <mrabhinav2k03@gmail.com>
 Liang <github@liangmi.dev>
 ded-furby <190979964+ded-furby@users.noreply.github.com>
 Oldřich Jedlička <oldium.pro@gmail.com>
+Arjun R <149392539+arjun-vegeta@users.noreply.github.com>
+Dale Lakes <6843636+dale-lakes@users.noreply.github.com>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c7e3b154629d..c2182ea29066c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [12.0.0-pre.2](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/v12.0.0-pre.1...v12.0.0-pre.2) (2026-06-25)
+### Features
+* [`c4e5356`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/c4e53561e5c112f635b1eb5bdca8198d8dffcd12) [#9651](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9651) install-scripts: prune unused allowScripts entries (#9651) (@JamieMagee)
+* [`0c4dd41`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/0c4dd414f213971c82fe0d620bbf34d7fae25f0d) [#9629](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9629) namespace install-script approval commands under npm install-scripts (#9629) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`58cd8f5`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/58cd8f591d0fdeafbb8f477fb8b8f5aa2e042c90) [#9586](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9586) `.npm-extension` transformManifest for imperative manifest repairs (#9586) (@manzoorwanijk)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`ae6dbeb`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/ae6dbeb12a6f4b313a28c99068e34ba834ae91d1) [#9657](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9657) arborist: surface undeclared workspaces under the linked strategy (#9657) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`0c33947`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/0c339479113d8f2c2e3455afc1344037e33e532a) [#9661](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9661) reify: report added count for fresh linked installs (#9661) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`803ba70`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/803ba701d7a4f188308d99d47d1f5587930acbba) [#9656](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9656) query: report logical dep location under linked strategy (#9656) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`60d0d3d`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/60d0d3d7c4c8b394b4a35b18f138439d75308368) [#9652](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9652) allowScripts: close three enforcement gaps (#9652) (@JamieMagee)
+* [`d6fbb55`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/d6fbb55991cf92e8c9a904c88b9b7736cf3a1861) [#9639](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9639) exec: resolve workspace-local bin under the linked install strategy (#9639) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`7e29a19`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/7e29a19f04b5a0fa136d3a342346c4b1ea21043f) [#9646](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9646) ls: restore 100% coverage on latest after #9626 (#9646) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`971500f`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/971500fce94c91b1a78ab8b88664a03070c571dd) [#9606](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9606) approve-scripts: approve deps with no resolved URL by name (#9606) (@JamieMagee)
+* [`7655822`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/765582219fee6ca599ad65681c7b63168801aa15) [#9597](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9597) arborist: don't flag inert optional deps in strict-allow-scripts (#9597) (@JamieMagee)
+* [`1a9ce8e`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/1a9ce8e3f56ec26dd283b8957119f721d8d3fe5f) [#9592](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9592) link: scope `npm link <path> --workspace` to the workspace, not the root (#9592) (@manzoorwanijk)
+### Dependencies
+* [`ce11dcf`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/ce11dcf775f6bc3ad42bf3f3f6b9e0ff7cc3e695) [#9596](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9596) `npm-packlist@11.3.0`
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.2): `@npmcli/arborist@10.0.0-pre.2`
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/config-v11.0.0-pre.2): `@npmcli/config@11.0.0-pre.2`
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/libnpmdiff-v9.0.0-pre.1): `libnpmdiff@9.0.0-pre.1`
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/libnpmexec-v11.0.0-pre.1): `libnpmexec@11.0.0-pre.1`
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/libnpmfund-v8.0.0-pre.1): `libnpmfund@8.0.0-pre.1`
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/libnpmpack-v10.0.0-pre.2): `libnpmpack@10.0.0-pre.2`
+
 ## [12.0.0-pre.1](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/v12.0.0-pre.0...v12.0.0-pre.1) (2026-06-19)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * Preserve https protocol when working with git (#8703)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4fd351e167228..9b7f0386f44e3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "npm",
-  "version": "12.0.0-pre.1",
+  "version": "12.0.0-pre.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "npm",
-      "version": "12.0.0-pre.1",
+      "version": "12.0.0-pre.2",
       "bundleDependencies": [
         "@isaacs/string-locale-compare",
         "@npmcli/arborist",
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "@isaacs/string-locale-compare": "^1.1.0",
-        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
-        "@npmcli/config": "^11.0.0-pre.1",
+        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
+        "@npmcli/config": "^11.0.0-pre.2",
         "@npmcli/fs": "^6.0.0",
         "@npmcli/git": "^8.0.0",
         "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^6.0.0",
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@
         "is-cidr": "^7.0.0",
         "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^6.0.0",
         "libnpmaccess": "^11.0.0-pre.0",
-        "libnpmdiff": "^9.0.0-pre.0",
-        "libnpmexec": "^11.0.0-pre.0",
-        "libnpmfund": "^8.0.0-pre.0",
+        "libnpmdiff": "^9.0.0-pre.1",
+        "libnpmexec": "^11.0.0-pre.1",
+        "libnpmfund": "^8.0.0-pre.1",
         "libnpmorg": "^9.0.0-pre.0",
-        "libnpmpack": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+        "libnpmpack": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
         "libnpmpublish": "^12.0.0-pre.0",
         "libnpmsearch": "^10.0.0-pre.0",
         "libnpmteam": "^9.0.0-pre.0",
@@ -16878,7 +16878,7 @@
     },
     "workspaces/arborist": {
       "name": "@npmcli/arborist",
-      "version": "10.0.0-pre.1",
+      "version": "10.0.0-pre.2",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@gar/promise-retry": "^1.0.0",
@@ -16947,7 +16947,7 @@
     },
     "workspaces/config": {
       "name": "@npmcli/config",
-      "version": "11.0.0-pre.1",
+      "version": "11.0.0-pre.2",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^6.0.0",
@@ -16987,10 +16987,10 @@
       }
     },
     "workspaces/libnpmdiff": {
-      "version": "9.0.0-pre.0",
+      "version": "9.0.0-pre.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^5.0.0",
         "binary-extensions": "^3.0.0",
         "diff": "^8.0.2",
@@ -17009,11 +17009,11 @@
       }
     },
     "workspaces/libnpmexec": {
-      "version": "11.0.0-pre.0",
+      "version": "11.0.0-pre.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@gar/promise-retry": "^1.0.0",
-        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
         "@npmcli/package-json": "^8.0.0",
         "@npmcli/run-script": "^11.0.0",
         "ci-info": "^4.0.0",
@@ -17040,10 +17040,10 @@
       }
     },
     "workspaces/libnpmfund": {
-      "version": "8.0.0-pre.0",
+      "version": "8.0.0-pre.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1"
+        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^5.0.1",
@@ -17073,10 +17073,10 @@
       }
     },
     "workspaces/libnpmpack": {
-      "version": "10.0.0-pre.1",
+      "version": "10.0.0-pre.2",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+        "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
         "@npmcli/run-script": "^11.0.0",
         "npm-package-arg": "^14.0.0",
         "pacote": "^22.0.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 223f70c0d4393..8669f1767b84c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "12.0.0-pre.1",
+  "version": "12.0.0-pre.2",
   "name": "npm",
   "description": "a package manager for JavaScript",
   "workspaces": [
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@isaacs/string-locale-compare": "^1.1.0",
-    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
-    "@npmcli/config": "^11.0.0-pre.1",
+    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
+    "@npmcli/config": "^11.0.0-pre.2",
     "@npmcli/fs": "^6.0.0",
     "@npmcli/git": "^8.0.0",
     "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^6.0.0",
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
     "is-cidr": "^7.0.0",
     "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^6.0.0",
     "libnpmaccess": "^11.0.0-pre.0",
-    "libnpmdiff": "^9.0.0-pre.0",
-    "libnpmexec": "^11.0.0-pre.0",
-    "libnpmfund": "^8.0.0-pre.0",
+    "libnpmdiff": "^9.0.0-pre.1",
+    "libnpmexec": "^11.0.0-pre.1",
+    "libnpmfund": "^8.0.0-pre.1",
     "libnpmorg": "^9.0.0-pre.0",
-    "libnpmpack": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+    "libnpmpack": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
     "libnpmpublish": "^12.0.0-pre.0",
     "libnpmsearch": "^10.0.0-pre.0",
     "libnpmteam": "^9.0.0-pre.0",
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/CHANGELOG.md b/workspaces/arborist/CHANGELOG.md
index 177fc16c1a1d6..e2d7986dd0821 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [10.0.0-pre.2](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.1...arborist-v10.0.0-pre.2) (2026-06-25)
+### Features
+* [`c4e5356`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/c4e53561e5c112f635b1eb5bdca8198d8dffcd12) [#9651](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9651) install-scripts: prune unused allowScripts entries (#9651) (@JamieMagee)
+* [`58cd8f5`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/58cd8f591d0fdeafbb8f477fb8b8f5aa2e042c90) [#9586](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9586) `.npm-extension` transformManifest for imperative manifest repairs (#9586) (@manzoorwanijk)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`ae6dbeb`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/ae6dbeb12a6f4b313a28c99068e34ba834ae91d1) [#9657](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9657) arborist: surface undeclared workspaces under the linked strategy (#9657) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`541c286`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/541c2865bf2a961554c889f5764bf182cc7f60e2) [#9658](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9658) arborist: forward transitive overrides through linked store links (#9658) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`f9e3a80`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/f9e3a80a3bb8617bf4e8a9fef20c3ecd4f8d7928) [#9655](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9655) arborist: correct dev/prod dep flags for workspaces under the linked strategy (#9655) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`6a5bf26`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/6a5bf269408b1d2822e5c4d5c126e2aff850c3c2) [#9654](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9654) arborist: load transitive optional deps into linked actual tree (#9654) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`803ba70`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/803ba701d7a4f188308d99d47d1f5587930acbba) [#9656](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9656) query: report logical dep location under linked strategy (#9656) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`60d0d3d`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/60d0d3d7c4c8b394b4a35b18f138439d75308368) [#9652](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9652) allowScripts: close three enforcement gaps (#9652) (@JamieMagee)
+* [`ca92323`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/ca923237e973313b8b1cdf8c9e0dcfdb2ee875a6) [#9647](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9647) arborist: clean up stale .store and hoisted dirs on strategy switch (#9647) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`2b976b5`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/2b976b521e6cf3804a79bd99d17757358d8bfa6b) [#9637](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9637) arborist: invalid filterNode crash under the linked strategy (#9637) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`0ffce98`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/0ffce98cb6f2e189fa3a866c1ba1209293fb48f9) [#9628](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9628) arborist: repair wrong-but-existing symlink target in linked strategy (#9628) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`981e249`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/981e2498589c83859b3c9e8b92a2cc67562dc06b) [#9632](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9632) arborist: remove stale .bin shims after uninstall under linked (#9632) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`6968015`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/696801574984ad19ffaa9a7200d7e752920a018d) [#9630](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9630) arborist: record the linked .store layout in the hidden lockfile (#9630) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`2aa1c7c`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/2aa1c7cd25399c49f12aab684341cc1743ad1635) [#9605](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9605) arborist: validate peerOptional conflicts in no-save mutations (#9605) (@dale-lakes, @dale-lakes)
+* [`690bf17`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/690bf170d38a70fb47097f144affda1b2b09f121) [#9603](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9603) arborist: fix audit-report determinism due to dropped via links (#9603) (@arjun-vegeta)
+* [`851558c`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/851558c02a9c79412aa454113973cab047a47f20) [#9626](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9626) arborist: don't load store packages' devDependencies as required edges (#9626) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`989f571`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/989f571fe9064d170f2a4d7c4b1ed238be3851a9) [#9625](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9625) arborist: audit the non-isolated tree under the linked strategy (#9625) (@manzoorwanijk)
+* [`7655822`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/765582219fee6ca599ad65681c7b63168801aa15) [#9597](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9597) arborist: don't flag inert optional deps in strict-allow-scripts (#9597) (@JamieMagee)
+* [`00b9f9f`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/00b9f9fdcc673e22487d4ba29347c1305287da6a) [#9591](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9591) arborist: symlink workspace file: deps on non-workspace local packages (#9591) (@manzoorwanijk)
+
 ## [10.0.0-pre.1](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.0...arborist-v10.0.0-pre.1) (2026-06-19)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * Preserve https protocol when working with git (#8703)
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/package.json b/workspaces/arborist/package.json
index a649be64ff35d..dd44c562750e2 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/arborist",
-  "version": "10.0.0-pre.1",
+  "version": "10.0.0-pre.2",
   "description": "Manage node_modules trees",
   "dependencies": {
     "@gar/promise-retry": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/workspaces/config/CHANGELOG.md b/workspaces/config/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ca50d59b1cc4..ac4af9fda37ea 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/workspaces/config/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [11.0.0-pre.2](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/config-v11.0.0-pre.1...config-v11.0.0-pre.2) (2026-06-25)
+### Features
+* [`58cd8f5`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/58cd8f591d0fdeafbb8f477fb8b8f5aa2e042c90) [#9586](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9586) `.npm-extension` transformManifest for imperative manifest repairs (#9586) (@manzoorwanijk)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`7655822`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/765582219fee6ca599ad65681c7b63168801aa15) [#9597](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9597) arborist: don't flag inert optional deps in strict-allow-scripts (#9597) (@JamieMagee)
+
 ## [11.0.0-pre.1](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/config-v11.0.0-pre.0...config-v11.0.0-pre.1) (2026-06-19)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * The default license for `npm init` has been changed from "ISC" to an empty string. If not set, the license field will be omitted from new packages.
diff --git a/workspaces/config/package.json b/workspaces/config/package.json
index 09bad8c20829d..d7e01fb102b08 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/config",
-  "version": "11.0.0-pre.1",
+  "version": "11.0.0-pre.2",
   "files": [
     "bin/",
     "lib/"
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmdiff/CHANGELOG.md b/workspaces/libnpmdiff/CHANGELOG.md
index 37b9f37b73cad..c5b8a4a2694bb 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmdiff/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmdiff/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 
 * [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.0.0): `@npmcli/arborist@10.0.0-pre.0.0`
 
+### Dependencies
+
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.2): `@npmcli/arborist@10.0.0-pre.2`
+
 ## [9.0.0-pre.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/libnpmdiff-v8.1.6-pre.0...libnpmdiff-v9.0.0-pre.0) (2026-06-19)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * `npm` now supports node `^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0`
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmdiff/package.json b/workspaces/libnpmdiff/package.json
index 9ddd23fffef19..04ccce5572093 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmdiff/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmdiff/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libnpmdiff",
-  "version": "9.0.0-pre.0",
+  "version": "9.0.0-pre.1",
   "description": "The registry diff",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "tap": "^16.3.8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
     "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^5.0.0",
     "binary-extensions": "^3.0.0",
     "diff": "^8.0.2",
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmexec/CHANGELOG.md b/workspaces/libnpmexec/CHANGELOG.md
index 78934681287e4..fc37e18aed837 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmexec/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmexec/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
 
 * [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v9.4.2): `@npmcli/arborist@9.4.2`
 
+## [11.0.0-pre.1](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/libnpmexec-v11.0.0-pre.0...libnpmexec-v11.0.0-pre.1) (2026-06-25)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`7655822`](https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/765582219fee6ca599ad65681c7b63168801aa15) [#9597](https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/9597) arborist: don't flag inert optional deps in strict-allow-scripts (#9597) (@JamieMagee)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.2): `@npmcli/arborist@10.0.0-pre.2`
+
 ## [11.0.0-pre.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/libnpmexec-v10.2.6-pre.0...libnpmexec-v11.0.0-pre.0) (2026-06-19)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * `npm` now supports node `^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0`
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json b/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json
index ceb27812f6206..77279c1926cb2 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmexec/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libnpmexec",
-  "version": "11.0.0-pre.0",
+  "version": "11.0.0-pre.1",
   "files": [
     "bin/",
     "lib/"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@gar/promise-retry": "^1.0.0",
-    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
     "@npmcli/package-json": "^8.0.0",
     "@npmcli/run-script": "^11.0.0",
     "ci-info": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmfund/CHANGELOG.md b/workspaces/libnpmfund/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ba4172608193..90c605b622295 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmfund/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmfund/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 
 * [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.0.0): `@npmcli/arborist@10.0.0-pre.0.0`
 
+### Dependencies
+
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.2): `@npmcli/arborist@10.0.0-pre.2`
+
 ## [8.0.0-pre.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/libnpmfund-v7.0.20-pre.0...libnpmfund-v8.0.0-pre.0) (2026-06-19)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * `npm` now supports node `^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0`
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmfund/package.json b/workspaces/libnpmfund/package.json
index d4cebb47745a1..36715be65423b 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmfund/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmfund/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libnpmfund",
-  "version": "8.0.0-pre.0",
+  "version": "8.0.0-pre.1",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "files": [
     "bin/",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "tap": "^16.3.8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1"
+    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0"
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmpack/CHANGELOG.md b/workspaces/libnpmpack/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d7a2a1e2cf92..bfc9ec38a6a53 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 
 * [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v9.4.2): `@npmcli/arborist@9.4.2`
 
+### Dependencies
+
+* [workspace](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/arborist-v10.0.0-pre.2): `@npmcli/arborist@10.0.0-pre.2`
+
 ## [10.0.0-pre.1](https://github.com/npm/cli/compare/libnpmpack-v10.0.0-pre.0...libnpmpack-v10.0.0-pre.1) (2026-06-19)
 ### ⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES
 * `npm` now supports node `^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0`
diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmpack/package.json b/workspaces/libnpmpack/package.json
index 6bf7f174f9a26..cd5325abc4d9f 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmpack/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libnpmpack",
-  "version": "10.0.0-pre.1",
+  "version": "10.0.0-pre.2",
   "description": "Programmatic API for the bits behind npm pack",
   "author": "GitHub Inc.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "bugs": "https://github.com/npm/libnpmpack/issues",
   "homepage": "https://npmjs.com/package/libnpmpack",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.1",
+    "@npmcli/arborist": "^10.0.0-pre.2",
     "@npmcli/run-script": "^11.0.0",
     "npm-package-arg": "^14.0.0",
     "pacote": "^22.0.0"