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Zeya Peng 3e14593b5c Fix local release testing: publish with --tag for prerelease versions (#57552)
Summary:
`scripts/e2e/init-project-e2e.js` publishes in-repo packages to the local Verdaccio proxy with `npm publish`, but omits `--tag`. **npm ≥ 11** (bundled with Node 24+) refuses to publish a prerelease version (e.g. `0.87.0-rc.0`) without an explicit tag:

```
npm error You must specify a tag using --tag when publishing a prerelease version.
```

This breaks `yarn test-release-local` immediately at the publish step on any machine using npm ≥ 11.

## Fix

Pass an explicit `--tag react-native-e2e`. This is a throwaway local registry and the install step pins the **exact** version, so the dist-tag value is not significant for resolution.

## Changelog

[Internal] - Fix `test-release-local` publishing on npm ≥ 11

Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/react/react-native/pull/57552

Test Plan: `yarn test-release-local -t RNTestProject -p iOS` now gets past the publish step on npm 11 (previously failed immediately at `npm publish`).

Reviewed By: christophpurrer

Differential Revision: D111995913

Pulled By: zeyap

fbshipit-source-id: 107a96d5c4317129228f783ad52bffe1578d1138
2026-07-15 07:40:45 +00:00
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