Verify latest release

• I verified that the issue exists in the latest pnpm release

pnpm version

9.0.4

Which area(s) of pnpm are affected? (leave empty if unsure)

No response

Link to the code that reproduces this issue or a replay of the bug

https://github.com/mary-ext/repro-pnpm-workspace-alias

Reproduction steps

1. Run pnpm up -r on the workspace root

Describe the Bug

pnpm complains that it can't find package c on the workspace, even though c is set to alias package b

Scope: all 3 workspace projects
/pnpm-workspace-alias/a:
 ERR_PNPM_WORKSPACE_PKG_NOT_FOUND  In a: "c@workspace:*" is in the dependencies but no package named "c" is present in the workspace

This error happened while installing a direct dependency of /pnpm-workspace-alias/a

Packages found in the workspace: a, b

Expected Behavior

It should be able to run the upgrade

Which Node.js version are you using?

v21.7.2

Which operating systems have you used?

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

If your OS is a Linux based, which one it is? (Include the version if relevant)

Arch Linux (6.8.7-zen1-1.1-zen)