changesets · gameroman · Aug 13, 2026 · Aug 26, 2026
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "@oxc-node/core": "^0.1.0",
     "@tsconfig/node22": "^22.0.6",
     "@types/node": "^26.2.0",
-    "@types/semver": "^7.8.0",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.1.10",
     "@vitest/eslint-plugin": "^1.6.27",
     "eslint": "^10.8.1",

diff --git a/packages/apply-release-plan/package.json b/packages/apply-release-plan/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "@changesets/types": "workspace:^",
     "import-meta-resolve": "^4.2.0",
     "jsonc-parser": "^3.3.1",
-    "semver": "^7.8.1"
+    "verkit": "^0.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/test-utils": "workspace:*",

diff --git a/packages/apply-release-plan/src/get-changelog-entry.ts b/packages/apply-release-plan/src/get-changelog-entry.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type {
   ModCompWithPackage,
   NewChangesetWithCommit,
 } from "@changesets/types";
-import validRange from "semver/ranges/valid.js";
+import { isValidRange } from "verkit";
 import { capitalize, shouldUpdateDependencyBasedOnConfig } from "./utils.ts";
 
 type ChangelogLines = {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export async function getChangelogEntry(
     const usesWorkspaceRange = versionRange?.startsWith("workspace:");
     return (
       versionRange &&
-      (usesWorkspaceRange || validRange(versionRange) != null) &&
+      (usesWorkspaceRange || isValidRange(versionRange)) &&
       shouldUpdateDependencyBasedOnConfig(
         cwd,
         rel,

diff --git a/packages/apply-release-plan/src/utils.ts b/packages/apply-release-plan/src/utils.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import type { ComprehensiveRelease, VersionType } from "@changesets/types";
 /**
  * Shared utility functions and business logic
  */
-import semverSatisfies from "semver/functions/satisfies.js";
-import validRange from "semver/ranges/valid.js";
+import { isValidRange, satisfies } from "verkit";
 
 const bumpTypes = ["none", "patch", "minor", "major"];
 
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ export function shouldUpdateDependencyBasedOnConfig(
         depVersionRange = `${depVersionRange}${release.oldVersion}`;
         break;
       default: {
-        if (!validRange(depVersionRange)) {
+        if (!isValidRange(depVersionRange)) {
           return (
             path.posix.normalize(depVersionRange) ===
             path.relative(cwd, release.dir).replace(/\\/g, "/")
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ export function shouldUpdateDependencyBasedOnConfig(
       }
     }
   }
-  if (!semverSatisfies(release.newVersion, depVersionRange)) {
+  if (!satisfies(release.newVersion, depVersionRange)) {
     // Dependencies leaving semver range should always be updated
     return true;
   }

diff --git a/packages/apply-release-plan/src/version-package.ts b/packages/apply-release-plan/src/version-package.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import type { ComprehensiveRelease, PackageJSON } from "@changesets/types";
-import Range from "semver/classes/range.js";
-import semverPrerelease from "semver/functions/prerelease.js";
-import validRange from "semver/ranges/valid.js";
+import { isPrerelease, isValidRange, normalizeRange, parseRange } from "verkit";
 import type { EditJsonOperation } from "./edit-json.ts";
 import { shouldUpdateDependencyBasedOnConfig } from "./utils.ts";
 
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ export function getDependencyVersionEdits(
         if (
           !usesWorkspaceRange &&
           (bumpVersionsWithWorkspaceProtocolOnly ||
-            validRange(depCurrentVersion) == null)
+            !isValidRange(depCurrentVersion))
         ) {
           continue;
         }
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ export function getDependencyVersionEdits(
             workspaceDepVersion === "*" ||
             workspaceDepVersion === "^" ||
             workspaceDepVersion === "~" ||
-            validRange(workspaceDepVersion) == null
+            !isValidRange(workspaceDepVersion)
           ) {
             continue;
           }
@@ -94,10 +92,10 @@ export function getDependencyVersionEdits(
           // we don't want to change these versions because they will match
           // any version and if someone makes the range that
           // they probably want it to stay like that...
-          new Range(depCurrentVersion).range !== "" ||
+          normalizeRange(parseRange(depCurrentVersion)) !== "" ||
           // ...unless the current version of a dependency is a prerelease (which doesn't satisfy x/X/*)
           // leaving those as is would leave the package in a non-installable state (wrong dep versions would get installed)
-          semverPrerelease(newVersion) != null
+          isPrerelease(newVersion)
         ) {
           let newNewRange = snapshot
             ? newVersion

diff --git a/packages/assemble-release-plan/package.json b/packages/assemble-release-plan/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@changesets/get-dependents-graph": "workspace:^",
     "@changesets/should-skip-package": "workspace:^",
     "@changesets/types": "workspace:^",
-    "semver": "^7.8.1"
+    "verkit": "^0.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/config": "workspace:*"

diff --git a/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/determine-dependents.ts b/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/determine-dependents.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import type {
   VersionType,
   Package,
 } from "@changesets/types";
-import semverSatisfies from "semver/functions/satisfies.js";
-import validRange from "semver/ranges/valid.js";
+import { isValidRange, satisfies } from "verkit";
 import { incrementVersion } from "./increment.ts";
 import type { InternalRelease, PreInfo } from "./types.ts";
 import { mapGetOrThrowInternal } from "./utils.ts";
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ export function determineDependents({
                 releases.get(dependent)!.type === "none") &&
               (config.___experimentalUnsafeOptions_WILL_CHANGE_IN_PATCH
                 .updateInternalDependents === "always" ||
-                !semverSatisfies(
+                !satisfies(
                   incrementVersion(nextRelease, preInfo),
                   versionRange,
                 ))
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ function getDependencyVersionRanges(
           versionRange = `${versionRange}${dependencyRelease.oldVersion}`;
           break;
         default: {
-          if (!validRange(versionRange)) {
+          if (!isValidRange(versionRange)) {
             if (
               path.posix.normalize(versionRange) ===
               path.relative(rootDir, dependencyPackage.dir).replace(/\\/g, "/")

diff --git a/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/increment.ts b/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/increment.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-import semverInc from "semver/functions/inc.js";
+import { increment } from "verkit";
 import type { InternalRelease, PreInfo } from "./types.ts";
 import { mapGetOrThrowInternal } from "./utils.ts";
 
 export function incrementVersion(
   release: InternalRelease,
   preInfo: PreInfo | undefined,
-) {
+): string {
   if (release.type === "none") {
     return release.oldVersion;
   }
 
-  let version = semverInc(release.oldVersion, release.type)!;
+  let version = increment(release.oldVersion, release.type)!;
   if (preInfo != null && preInfo.state.mode !== "exit") {
     const preVersion = mapGetOrThrowInternal(
       preInfo.preVersions,

diff --git a/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/index.test.ts b/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/index.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { defaultConfig } from "@changesets/config";
 import type { Config, VersionType } from "@changesets/types";
-import { inc } from "semver";
+import { increment } from "verkit";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { assembleReleasePlan } from "./index.ts";
 import { FakeFullState } from "./test-utils.ts";
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ describe("dependent bumping", () => {
     const dependency = releases.find((r) => r.name === "pkg-a-b");
     expect(dependency).toBeDefined();
     expect(dependency!.newVersion).toEqual(
-      c.bump !== "none" ? inc(BASE_VERSION, c.bump) : BASE_VERSION,
+      c.bump !== "none" ? increment(BASE_VERSION, c.bump) : BASE_VERSION,
     );
 
     // The dependent got bumped (or not) as expected.

diff --git a/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/index.ts b/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
   Package,
   Packages,
 } from "@changesets/types";
-import semverParse from "semver/functions/parse.js";
+import { parse } from "verkit";
 import { applyLinks } from "./apply-links.ts";
 import { determineDependents } from "./determine-dependents.ts";
 import { flattenReleases } from "./flatten-releases.ts";
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ type SnapshotReleaseParameters = {
 };
 
 function getPreVersion(version: string) {
-  const parsed = semverParse(version)!;
-  let preVersion = parsed.prerelease[1] ?? -1;
+  let preVersion = parse(version).prerelease?.[1] ?? -1;
   if (typeof preVersion !== "number") {
     throw new InternalError("preVersion is not a number");
   }

diff --git a/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/utils.ts b/packages/assemble-release-plan/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { InternalError } from "@changesets/errors";
 import type { PackageGroup, VersionType, Package } from "@changesets/types";
-import semverGt from "semver/functions/gt.js";
+import { isGreater } from "verkit";
 import type { InternalRelease } from "./types.ts";
 
 export function getHighestReleaseType(
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function getCurrentHighestVersion(
 
     if (
       highestVersion == null ||
-      semverGt(pkg.packageJson.version, highestVersion)
+      isGreater(pkg.packageJson.version, highestVersion)
     ) {
       highestVersion = pkg.packageJson.version;
     }

diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -51,15 +51,14 @@
     "import-meta-resolve": "^4.2.0",
     "launch-editor": "^2.14.1",
     "package-manager-detector": "^1.6.0",
-    "semver": "^7.8.1",
-    "tinyexec": "^1.3.0"
+    "tinyexec": "^1.3.0",
+    "verkit": "^0.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/color": "workspace:^",
     "@changesets/test-utils": "workspace:*",
     "@lydell/node-pty": "1.2.0-beta.15",
     "@pnpm/pnpr": "0.0.0-26070301",
-    "@types/semver": "^7.8.0",
     "human-id": "^4.2.0",
     "modern-tar": "^0.8.4",
     "npm-10": "npm:npm@^10.9.8",

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/add/createChangeset.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/add/createChangeset.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import type {
   VersionType,
 } from "@changesets/types";
 import { log, type Option } from "@clack/prompts";
-import semverLt from "semver/functions/lt.js";
+import { isLess } from "verkit";
 import { askWithEditor } from "../../utils/askWithEditor.ts";
 import * as cli from "../../utils/cli-utilities.ts";
 import { importantWarning } from "../../utils/cli-utilities.ts";
 
 async function confirmMajorRelease({ name, version }: PackageJSON) {
-  if (semverLt(version, "1.0.0")) {
+  if (isLess(version, "1.0.0")) {
     importantWarning(
       `
 The ${c.red("major")} version of ${c.blue(name)} will be its ${c.red("first major release")} (1.0.0).

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/publish-plan/getPublishPlan.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/publish-plan/getPublishPlan.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type {
 import { log } from "@clack/prompts";
 import { getPackages } from "@manypkg/get-packages";
 import { graphSequencer } from "@pnpm/deps.graph-sequencer";
-import semverParse from "semver/functions/parse.js";
+import { parse } from "verkit";
 import { npmRequestQueue } from "../../lib/common.ts";
 import { splitByTagStatus } from "../../utils/gitTags.ts";
 import { getPublishTool } from "../publish/getPublishTool.ts";
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ${response.error.message || "Unknown error"}
             response.info["dist-tags"].latest &&
             response.info.versions.every(
               (version: string) =>
-                semverParse(version)!.prerelease[0] === preState.tag,
+                parse(version).prerelease?.[0] === preState.tag,
             )
           ) {
             publishedState = "only-pre";

diff --git a/packages/get-dependents-graph/package.json b/packages/get-dependents-graph/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@changesets/types": "workspace:^",
-    "semver": "^7.8.1"
+    "verkit": "^0.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/color": "workspace:^",

diff --git a/packages/get-dependents-graph/src/get-dependency-graph.ts b/packages/get-dependents-graph/src/get-dependency-graph.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import c from "@changesets/color";
 import type { Package, Packages, PackageJSON } from "@changesets/types";
-import Range from "semver/classes/range.js";
+import { satisfies, tryParseRange } from "verkit";
 
 const DEPENDENCY_TYPES = [
   "dependencies",
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ const getValidRange = (potentialRange: string) => {
     return null;
   }
 
-  try {
-    return new Range(potentialRange);
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
+  return tryParseRange(potentialRange);
 };
 
 export function getDependencyGraph(
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ export function getDependencyGraph(
 
       const range = getValidRange(depRange);
 
-      if ((range && !range.test(expected)) || isProtocolRange(depRange)) {
+      if ((range && !satisfies(expected, range)) || isProtocolRange(depRange)) {
         valid = false;
         // TODO: replace with returning errors/warnings
         console.error(