diff --git a/__snapshots__/node-workspace.js b/__snapshots__/node-workspace.js
index 56175e499..41cba5516 100644
--- a/__snapshots__/node-workspace.js
+++ b/__snapshots__/node-workspace.js
@@ -238,6 +238,61 @@ Release notes for path: node1, releaseType: node
 This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please).
 `
 
+exports['NodeWorkspace plugin run walks dependency tree and updates previously untouched packages (prerelease) 1'] = `
+:robot: I have created a release *beep* *boop*
+---
+
+
+<details><summary>@here/pkgA: 3.3.4-beta</summary>
+
+Release notes for path: node1, releaseType: node
+</details>
+
+<details><summary>pkgB: 2.2.3-beta</summary>
+
+## [2.2.3-beta](https://github.com/googleapis/node-test-repo/compare/pkgB-v2.2.2-beta...pkgB-v2.2.3-beta) (1983-10-10)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * @here/pkgA bumped from 3.3.3 to 3.3.4-beta
+</details>
+
+<details><summary>pkgC: 1.1.2-beta</summary>
+
+## 1.1.2-beta (1983-10-10)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * @here/pkgB bumped from 2.2.2 to 2.2.3-beta
+</details>
+
+<details><summary>@here/pkgD: 4.4.5-beta</summary>
+
+Release notes for path: node4, releaseType: node
+</details>
+
+<details><summary>pkgE: 1.0.1-beta</summary>
+
+## 1.0.1-beta (1983-10-10)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * @here/pkgA bumped to 3.3.4-beta
+</details>
+
+---
+This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please).
+`
+
 exports['NodeWorkspace plugin run walks dependency tree and updates previously untouched packages 1'] = `
 :robot: I have created a release *beep* *boop*
 ---
diff --git a/src/plugins/node-workspace.ts b/src/plugins/node-workspace.ts
index 3e942899a..7424ab64d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/node-workspace.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/node-workspace.ts
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ import {
   appendDependenciesSectionToChangelog,
   addPath,
 } from './workspace';
-import {PatchVersionUpdate} from '../versioning-strategy';
 import {Strategy} from '../strategy';
 import {Commit} from '../commit';
 import {Release} from '../release';
 import {CompositeUpdater} from '../updaters/composite';
 import {PackageJson, newVersionWithRange} from '../updaters/node/package-json';
 import {Logger} from '../util/logger';
+import {PatchVersionUpdate} from '../versioning-strategy';
 
 interface ParsedPackageJson {
   name: string;
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ export class NodeWorkspace extends WorkspacePlugin<Package> {
 
   protected bumpVersion(pkg: Package): Version {
     const version = Version.parse(pkg.version);
+    const strategy = this.strategiesByPath[pkg.path];
+
+    if (strategy) return strategy.versioningStrategy.bump(version, []);
     return new PatchVersionUpdate().bump(version);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/plugins/node-workspace.ts b/test/plugins/node-workspace.ts
index b9a186acf..2bff93f73 100644
--- a/test/plugins/node-workspace.ts
+++ b/test/plugins/node-workspace.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {ReleasePleaseManifest} from '../../src/updaters/release-please-manifest'
 import {Node} from '../../src/strategies/node';
 import {TagName} from '../../src/util/tag-name';
 import {Generic} from '../../src/updaters/generic';
+import {PrereleaseVersioningStrategy} from '../../src/versioning-strategies/prerelease';
 
 const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
 const fixturesPath = './test/fixtures/plugins/node-workspace';
@@ -314,6 +315,122 @@ describe('NodeWorkspace plugin', () => {
       expect(updater.versionsMap?.get('node5')?.toString()).to.eql('1.0.1');
       snapshot(dateSafe(nodeCandidate!.pullRequest.body.toString()));
     });
+    it('walks dependency tree and updates previously untouched packages (prerelease)', async () => {
+      const candidates: CandidateReleasePullRequest[] = [
+        buildMockCandidatePullRequest('node1', 'node', '3.3.4-beta', {
+          component: '@here/pkgA',
+          updates: [
+            buildMockPackageUpdate('node1/package.json', 'node1/package.json'),
+          ],
+        }),
+        buildMockCandidatePullRequest('node4', 'node', '4.4.5-beta', {
+          component: '@here/pkgD',
+          updates: [
+            buildMockPackageUpdate('node4/package.json', 'node4/package.json'),
+          ],
+        }),
+      ];
+      stubFilesFromFixtures({
+        sandbox,
+        github,
+        fixturePath: fixturesPath,
+        files: [
+          'node1/package.json',
+          'node2/package.json',
+          'node3/package.json',
+          'node4/package.json',
+          'node5/package.json',
+        ],
+        flatten: false,
+        targetBranch: 'main',
+      });
+
+      await plugin.preconfigure(
+        {
+          node1: new Node({
+            github,
+            targetBranch: 'main',
+            path: 'node1',
+            packageName: '@here/pkgA',
+            versioningStrategy: new PrereleaseVersioningStrategy({
+              prereleaseType: 'beta',
+            }),
+          }),
+          node2: new Node({
+            github,
+            targetBranch: 'main',
+            path: 'node2',
+            packageName: '@here/pkgB',
+            versioningStrategy: new PrereleaseVersioningStrategy({
+              prereleaseType: 'beta',
+            }),
+          }),
+          node3: new Node({
+            github,
+            targetBranch: 'main',
+            path: 'node3',
+            packageName: '@here/pkgC',
+            versioningStrategy: new PrereleaseVersioningStrategy({
+              prereleaseType: 'beta',
+            }),
+          }),
+          node4: new Node({
+            github,
+            targetBranch: 'main',
+            path: 'node4',
+            packageName: '@here/pkgD',
+            versioningStrategy: new PrereleaseVersioningStrategy({
+              prereleaseType: 'beta',
+            }),
+          }),
+          node5: new Node({
+            github,
+            targetBranch: 'main',
+            path: 'node5',
+            packageName: '@here/pkgE',
+            versioningStrategy: new PrereleaseVersioningStrategy({
+              prereleaseType: 'beta',
+            }),
+          }),
+        },
+        {},
+        {
+          node2: {
+            tag: new TagName(new Version(2, 2, 2, 'beta'), 'pkgB'),
+            sha: '',
+            notes: '',
+          },
+        }
+      );
+
+      const newCandidates = await plugin.run(candidates);
+      expect(newCandidates).lengthOf(1);
+      const nodeCandidate = newCandidates.find(
+        candidate => candidate.config.releaseType === 'node'
+      );
+      expect(nodeCandidate).to.not.be.undefined;
+      const updates = nodeCandidate!.pullRequest.updates;
+      assertHasVersionUpdate(updates, 'node1/package.json', '3.3.4-beta');
+      assertHasVersionUpdate(updates, 'node2/package.json', '2.2.3-beta');
+      assertHasVersionUpdate(updates, 'node3/package.json', '1.1.2-beta');
+      assertHasVersionUpdate(updates, 'node4/package.json', '4.4.5-beta');
+      assertHasVersionUpdate(updates, 'node5/package.json', '1.0.1-beta');
+      const updater = assertHasUpdate(
+        updates,
+        '.release-please-manifest.json',
+        ReleasePleaseManifest
+      ).updater as ReleasePleaseManifest;
+      expect(updater.versionsMap?.get('node2')?.toString()).to.eql(
+        '2.2.3-beta'
+      );
+      expect(updater.versionsMap?.get('node3')?.toString()).to.eql(
+        '1.1.2-beta'
+      );
+      expect(updater.versionsMap?.get('node5')?.toString()).to.eql(
+        '1.0.1-beta'
+      );
+      snapshot(dateSafe(nodeCandidate!.pullRequest.body.toString()));
+    });
     it('appends dependency notes to an updated module', async () => {
       const existingNotes =
         '### Dependencies\n\n* update dependency foo/bar to 1.2.3';