diff --git a/.changeset/dull-squids-brake.md b/.changeset/dull-squids-brake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06309de542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dull-squids-brake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@ignored/hardhat-vnext": patch
+---
+
+A test version bump
diff --git a/.github/workflows/v-next-changesets-release.yml b/.github/workflows/v-next-changesets-release.yml
index 1fb8e258f4..fe2219b689 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v-next-changesets-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v-next-changesets-release.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Apply and commit changesets
         run: |
           echo "Changesets found. Starting release."
+
+          # Apply prerelease changesets
           pnpm changeset version
+
+          # Update the pnpm package lock file
+          pnpm install
+
+          # Commit the changes and push
           git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
           git config --global user.email "nomicfoundation@users.noreply.github.com"
           git commit -a -m "chore: v-next version bump"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1ad7291ca8..a7d15370f7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1426,10 +1426,10 @@ importers:
   v-next/core:
     dependencies:
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-errors':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-errors
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-utils':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-utils
       chalk:
         specifier: ^5.3.0
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.3.0
         version: 4.3.0(eslint@8.57.0)
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-node-test-reporter
       '@microsoft/api-extractor':
         specifier: ^7.43.4
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ importers:
   v-next/example-project:
     devDependencies:
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^20.14.9
@@ -1523,16 +1523,16 @@ importers:
   v-next/hardhat:
     dependencies:
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-core':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../core
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-errors':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-errors
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-utils':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-utils
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-zod-utils':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-zod-utils
       chalk:
         specifier: ^5.3.0
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.3.0
         version: 4.3.0(eslint@8.57.0)
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-node-test-reporter
       '@nomicfoundation/eslint-plugin-hardhat-internal-rules':
         specifier: workspace:^
@@ -1744,14 +1744,14 @@ importers:
   v-next/hardhat-errors:
     dependencies:
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-utils':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-utils
     devDependencies:
       '@eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-comments':
         specifier: ^4.3.0
         version: 4.3.0(eslint@8.57.0)
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-node-test-reporter
       '@nomicfoundation/eslint-plugin-hardhat-internal-rules':
         specifier: workspace:^
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.3.0
         version: 4.3.0(eslint@8.57.0)
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-node-test-reporter
       '@nomicfoundation/eslint-plugin-hardhat-internal-rules':
         specifier: workspace:^
@@ -1945,10 +1945,10 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.3.0
         version: 4.3.0(eslint@8.57.0)
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-core':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../core
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-node-test-reporter
       '@nomicfoundation/eslint-plugin-hardhat-internal-rules':
         specifier: workspace:^
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.3.0
         version: 4.3.0(eslint@8.57.0)
       '@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter':
-        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.1
+        specifier: workspace:^3.0.0-next.2
         version: link:../hardhat-node-test-reporter
       '@nomicfoundation/eslint-plugin-hardhat-internal-rules':
         specifier: workspace:^