diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ede70b6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Root Rakefile for monorepo development
+#
+# This file enables running rake tasks from the monorepo root directory.
+# It loads:
+#   1. Monorepo-level tasks from ./rakelib/ (e.g., release task for both gems)
+#   2. The react_on_rails gem's Rakefile
+#   3. The react_on_rails gem's rakelib tasks
+#
+# Usage: bundle exec rake -T (from monorepo root)
+#
+# Note: This is for development only. When the gem is installed in a Rails app,
+# Rails::Engine handles rake task loading automatically from lib/tasks/.
+
+# Define gem_root helper for use by rake tasks
+def gem_root
+  File.expand_path("react_on_rails", __dir__)
+end
+
+# Load the open-source gem's Rakefile
+load File.expand_path("Rakefile", gem_root)
+
+# Load all rake tasks from the gem's rakelib directory
+# Rake only auto-loads from ./rakelib in the current working directory,
+# so we must explicitly load from the subdirectory.
+Dir[File.join(gem_root, "rakelib", "*.rake")].each { |rake_file| load rake_file }
+
+# NOTE: Monorepo-level rake tasks from ./rakelib/ are auto-loaded by Rake.
+# Do NOT explicitly load them here, as that would cause tasks to be defined twice
+# and their bodies would run twice (Rake appends duplicate task definitions).
diff --git a/react_on_rails/rakelib/release.rake b/rakelib/release.rake
similarity index 87%
rename from react_on_rails/rakelib/release.rake
rename to rakelib/release.rake
index cf37b1a3f6..1ac245b1fd 100644
--- a/react_on_rails/rakelib/release.rake
+++ b/rakelib/release.rake
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ Version argument can be:
   - Explicit version: '16.2.0'
   - Pre-release version: '16.2.0.beta.1' (rubygem format with dots, converted to 16.2.0-beta.1 for NPM)
 
+Note: Pre-release versions (containing .test., .beta., .alpha., .rc., or .pre.) automatically
+skip git branch checks, allowing releases from non-master branches.
+
 This will update and release:
   PUBLIC (npmjs.org + rubygems.org):
     - react-on-rails NPM package
@@ -123,7 +126,9 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
 
   skip_push = skip_push_value == "skip_push"
 
+  # Detect if this is a test/pre-release version (contains test, beta, alpha, rc, etc.)
   version_input = args_hash.fetch(:version, "")
+  is_prerelease = version_input.match?(/\.(test|beta|alpha|rc|pre)\./i)
 
   if version_input.strip.empty?
     raise ArgumentError,
@@ -168,7 +173,6 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
 
   # Update react_on_rails_pro gem version to match
   puts "\nUpdating react_on_rails_pro gem version to #{actual_gem_version}..."
-  pro_gem_root = File.join(monorepo_root, "react_on_rails_pro")
   pro_version_file = File.join(pro_gem_root, "lib", "react_on_rails_pro", "version.rb")
   pro_version_content = File.read(pro_version_file)
   # We use gsub instead of `gem bump` here because the git tree is already dirty
@@ -181,12 +185,12 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
 
   puts "\nUpdating package.json files to version #{actual_npm_version}..."
 
-  # Update all package.json files
+  # Update all package.json files (only publishable packages)
   package_json_files = [
-    File.join(gem_root, "package.json"),
-    File.join(gem_root, "packages", "react-on-rails", "package.json"),
-    File.join(gem_root, "packages", "react-on-rails-pro", "package.json"),
-    File.join(gem_root, "react_on_rails_pro", "package.json")
+    File.join(monorepo_root, "package.json"),
+    File.join(monorepo_root, "packages", "react-on-rails", "package.json"),
+    File.join(monorepo_root, "packages", "react-on-rails-pro", "package.json"),
+    File.join(monorepo_root, "packages", "react-on-rails-pro-node-renderer", "package.json")
   ]
 
   package_json_files.each do |file|
@@ -209,7 +213,6 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
   # Update all Gemfile.lock files
   unbundled_sh_in_dir(gem_root, "bundle install#{bundle_quiet_flag}")
   unbundled_sh_in_dir(dummy_app_dir, "bundle install#{bundle_quiet_flag}")
-  pro_dummy_app_dir = File.join(gem_root, "react_on_rails_pro", "spec", "dummy")
   unbundled_sh_in_dir(pro_dummy_app_dir, "bundle install#{bundle_quiet_flag}") if Dir.exist?(pro_dummy_app_dir)
   unbundled_sh_in_dir(pro_gem_root, "bundle install#{bundle_quiet_flag}")
 
@@ -232,10 +235,23 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
   unless is_dry_run
     # Commit all version changes (skip git hooks to save time)
     sh_in_dir(monorepo_root, "LEFTHOOK=0 git add -A")
-    sh_in_dir(monorepo_root, "LEFTHOOK=0 git commit -m 'Bump version to #{actual_gem_version}'")
 
-    # Create git tag
-    sh_in_dir(monorepo_root, "git tag v#{actual_gem_version}")
+    # Only commit if there are staged changes (version might already be set)
+    git_status = `cd #{monorepo_root} && git diff --cached --quiet; echo $?`.strip
+    if git_status == "0"
+      puts "No version changes to commit (version already set to #{actual_gem_version})"
+    else
+      sh_in_dir(monorepo_root, "LEFTHOOK=0 git commit -m 'Bump version to #{actual_gem_version}'")
+    end
+
+    # Create git tag (skip if it already exists)
+    tag_name = "v#{actual_gem_version}"
+    tag_exists = system("cd #{monorepo_root} && git rev-parse #{tag_name} >/dev/null 2>&1")
+    if tag_exists
+      puts "Git tag #{tag_name} already exists, skipping tag creation"
+    else
+      sh_in_dir(monorepo_root, "git tag #{tag_name}")
+    end
 
     # Push commits and tags (skip git hooks)
     unless skip_push
@@ -256,13 +272,19 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
       puts "TIP: Set NPM_OTP environment variable to avoid repeated prompts."
     end
 
+    # For pre-release versions, skip git branch checks (allows releasing from non-master branches)
+    if is_prerelease
+      npm_publish_args += " --no-git-checks"
+      puts "Pre-release version detected - skipping git branch checks for NPM publish"
+    end
+
     # Publish react-on-rails NPM package
     puts "\nPublishing react-on-rails@#{actual_npm_version}..."
-    sh_in_dir(File.join(gem_root, "packages", "react-on-rails"), "pnpm publish #{npm_publish_args}")
+    sh_in_dir(File.join(monorepo_root, "packages", "react-on-rails"), "pnpm publish #{npm_publish_args}")
 
     # Publish react-on-rails-pro NPM package
     puts "\nPublishing react-on-rails-pro@#{actual_npm_version}..."
-    sh_in_dir(File.join(gem_root, "packages", "react-on-rails-pro"), "pnpm publish #{npm_publish_args}")
+    sh_in_dir(File.join(monorepo_root, "packages", "react-on-rails-pro"), "pnpm publish #{npm_publish_args}")
 
     # Publish node-renderer NPM package (PUBLIC on npmjs.org)
     puts "\n#{'=' * 80}"
@@ -270,11 +292,10 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
     puts "=" * 80
 
     # Publish react-on-rails-pro-node-renderer NPM package
-    # Note: Uses plain `pnpm publish` because the node-renderer
-    # package.json is in react_on_rails_pro/ which is not defined as a workspace
     node_renderer_name = "react-on-rails-pro-node-renderer"
+    node_renderer_dir = File.join(monorepo_root, "packages", "react-on-rails-pro-node-renderer")
     puts "\nPublishing #{node_renderer_name}@#{actual_npm_version}..."
-    sh_in_dir(pro_gem_root, "pnpm publish --no-git-checks #{npm_publish_args}")
+    sh_in_dir(node_renderer_dir, "pnpm publish #{npm_publish_args}")
 
     if use_verdaccio
       puts "\nSkipping Ruby gem publication (Verdaccio is NPM-only)"
@@ -320,7 +341,7 @@ task :release, %i[version dry_run registry skip_push] do |_t, args|
     puts "  - package.json (root)"
     puts "  - packages/react-on-rails/package.json"
     puts "  - packages/react-on-rails-pro/package.json (version + dependency)"
-    puts "  - react_on_rails_pro/package.json (node-renderer)"
+    puts "  - packages/react-on-rails-pro-node-renderer/package.json"
     puts "  - Gemfile.lock files (root, dummy apps, pro)"
     puts "\nAuto-synced (no write needed):"
     puts "  - react_on_rails_pro/react_on_rails_pro.gemspec (uses ReactOnRails::VERSION)"
diff --git a/rakelib/task_helpers.rb b/rakelib/task_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e739bc2245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rakelib/task_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "English"
+
+module ReactOnRails
+  module TaskHelpers
+    # Returns the root folder of the monorepo
+    def monorepo_root
+      File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
+    end
+
+    # Returns the root folder of the react_on_rails gem
+    def gem_root
+      File.join(monorepo_root, "react_on_rails")
+    end
+
+    # Returns the root folder of the react_on_rails_pro gem
+    def pro_gem_root
+      File.join(monorepo_root, "react_on_rails_pro")
+    end
+
+    # Returns the folder where examples are located
+    def examples_dir
+      File.join(monorepo_root, "gen-examples", "examples")
+    end
+
+    def dummy_app_dir
+      File.join(gem_root, "spec/dummy")
+    end
+
+    def pro_dummy_app_dir
+      File.join(pro_gem_root, "spec", "dummy")
+    end
+
+    # Executes a string or an array of strings in a shell in the given directory in an unbundled environment
+    def sh_in_dir(dir, *shell_commands)
+      shell_commands.flatten.each { |shell_command| sh %(cd #{dir} && #{shell_command.strip}) }
+    end
+
+    # Executes a string or an array of strings in a shell in the given directory
+    def unbundled_sh_in_dir(dir, *shell_commands)
+      Dir.chdir(dir) do
+        # Without `with_unbundled_env`, running bundle in the child directories won't correctly
+        # update the Gemfile.lock
+        Bundler.with_unbundled_env do
+          shell_commands.flatten.each do |shell_command|
+            sh(shell_command.strip)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def bundle_install_in(dir)
+      required_version = detect_bundler_ruby_version(dir)
+
+      if required_version && required_version != RUBY_VERSION
+        puts "  Switching Ruby version: #{RUBY_VERSION} → #{required_version}"
+        # Run version switch and bundle install in the same shell context
+        bundle_install_with_ruby_version(dir, required_version)
+      else
+        unbundled_sh_in_dir(dir, "bundle install")
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    # Runs bundle install with the specified Ruby version in the same shell context
+    def bundle_install_with_ruby_version(dir, version)
+      version_manager = ENV.fetch("RUBY_VERSION_MANAGER", "rvm")
+
+      command = case version_manager
+                when "rvm"
+                  "rvm #{version} do bundle install"
+                when "rbenv"
+                  "RBENV_VERSION=#{version} bundle install"
+                when "asdf"
+                  "asdf shell ruby #{version} && bundle install"
+                else
+                  # TODO: add support for chruby
+                  puts "  ⚠️  Unknown RUBY_VERSION_MANAGER: #{version_manager}"
+                  puts "  Supported values: rvm, rbenv, asdf"
+                  raise "Ruby version #{version} required. Current: #{RUBY_VERSION}"
+                end
+
+      unbundled_sh_in_dir(dir, command)
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      puts "  ⚠️  Failed to switch Ruby version and run bundle install: #{e.message}"
+      puts "  Please manually switch to Ruby #{version} and try again"
+      raise
+    end
+
+    # Detects the required Ruby version using Bundler
+    def detect_bundler_ruby_version(dir)
+      output = nil
+      exit_status = nil
+
+      # Run in unbundled environment to avoid conflicts with parent Bundler context
+      Bundler.with_unbundled_env do
+        Dir.chdir(dir) do
+          output = `bundle platform --ruby 2>&1`
+          exit_status = $CHILD_STATUS.exitstatus
+        end
+      end
+
+      unless exit_status.zero?
+        puts "  ⚠️  Failed to detect Ruby version in #{dir}"
+        puts "  Error: #{output.strip}" unless output.strip.empty?
+        return nil
+      end
+
+      # Parse "ruby 3.3.7" or "ruby 3.3.7-rc1" or "ruby 3.4.0-preview1"
+      # Regex matches: digits.dots followed by optional -prerelease
+      match = output.strip.match(/ruby\s+([\d.]+(?:-[a-zA-Z0-9.]+)?)/)
+      match ? match[1] : nil
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      puts "  ⚠️  Error detecting Ruby version: #{e.message}"
+      nil
+    end
+
+    public
+
+    def bundle_install_in_no_turbolinks(dir)
+      sh_in_dir(dir, "DISABLE_TURBOLINKS=TRUE bundle install")
+    end
+
+    # Runs bundle exec using that directory's Gemfile
+    def bundle_exec(dir: nil, args: nil, env_vars: "")
+      sh_in_dir(dir, "#{env_vars} bundle exec #{args}")
+    end
+
+    def generators_source_dir
+      File.join(gem_root, "lib/generators/react_on_rails")
+    end
+
+    def symbolize_keys(hash)
+      hash.each_with_object({}) do |(key, value), new_hash|
+        new_key = key.is_a?(String) ? key.to_sym : key
+        new_value = value.is_a?(Hash) ? symbolize_keys(value) : value
+        new_hash[new_key] = new_value
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/react_on_rails/rakelib/example_type.rb b/react_on_rails/rakelib/example_type.rb
index 800889884a..85e0fe3734 100644
--- a/react_on_rails/rakelib/example_type.rb
+++ b/react_on_rails/rakelib/example_type.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require "rake"
 
 require_relative "task_helpers"
+require_relative File.join(__dir__, "..", "lib", "react_on_rails", "utils")
 
 # Defines the ExampleType class, where each object represents a unique type of example
 # app that we can generate.
diff --git a/react_on_rails/rakelib/run_rspec.rake b/react_on_rails/rakelib/run_rspec.rake
index 6522a11d22..a61db47c8c 100644
--- a/react_on_rails/rakelib/run_rspec.rake
+++ b/react_on_rails/rakelib/run_rspec.rake
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require "coveralls/rake/task" if ENV["USE_COVERALLS"] == "TRUE"
 
 require "pathname"
+require "yaml"
 
 require_relative "task_helpers"
 require_relative "example_type"
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ task :js_tests do
   sh "pnpm run test"
 end
 
-msg = <<-DESC.strip_heredoc
+msg = <<~DESC
   Runs all tests, run `rake -D run_rspec` to see all available test options.
   "rake run_rspec:example_basic" is a good way to run only one generator test.
 DESC
diff --git a/react_on_rails/spec/dummy/Gemfile.lock b/react_on_rails/spec/dummy/Gemfile.lock
index eb919c4013..ce0a77dffb 100644
--- a/react_on_rails/spec/dummy/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/react_on_rails/spec/dummy/Gemfile.lock
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ GEM
       rubyzip (>= 1.2.2, < 3.0)
       websocket (~> 1.0)
     semantic_range (3.1.0)
-    shakapacker (9.3.0)
+    shakapacker (9.4.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.2)
       package_json
       rack-proxy (>= 0.6.1)
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sass-rails (~> 6.0)
   sdoc
   selenium-webdriver (= 4.9.0)
-  shakapacker (= 9.3.0)
+  shakapacker (= 9.4.0)
   spring (~> 4.0)
   sprockets (~> 4.0)
   sqlite3 (~> 1.6)
diff --git a/react_on_rails_pro/Gemfile.lock b/react_on_rails_pro/Gemfile.lock
index ae870831de..799c113bb6 100644
--- a/react_on_rails_pro/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/react_on_rails_pro/Gemfile.lock
@@ -34,66 +34,68 @@ PATH
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    actioncable (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actioncable (7.2.3)
+      actionpack (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
       websocket-driver (>= 0.6.1)
       zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
-    actionmailbox (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activestorage (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionmailbox (7.2.3)
+      actionpack (= 7.2.3)
+      activejob (= 7.2.3)
+      activerecord (= 7.2.3)
+      activestorage (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       mail (>= 2.8.0)
-    actionmailer (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionview (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionmailer (7.2.3)
+      actionpack (= 7.2.3)
+      actionview (= 7.2.3)
+      activejob (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       mail (>= 2.8.0)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.2)
-    actionpack (7.2.2.1)
-      actionview (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionpack (7.2.3)
+      actionview (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
+      cgi
       nokogiri (>= 1.8.5)
       racc
-      rack (>= 2.2.4, < 3.2)
+      rack (>= 2.2.4, < 3.3)
       rack-session (>= 1.0.1)
       rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.2)
       rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.6)
       useragent (~> 0.16)
-    actiontext (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activestorage (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actiontext (7.2.3)
+      actionpack (= 7.2.3)
+      activerecord (= 7.2.3)
+      activestorage (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       globalid (>= 0.6.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.8.5)
-    actionview (7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    actionview (7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       builder (~> 3.1)
+      cgi
       erubi (~> 1.11)
       rails-dom-testing (~> 2.2)
       rails-html-sanitizer (~> 1.6)
-    activejob (7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    activejob (7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       globalid (>= 0.3.6)
-    activemodel (7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
-    activerecord (7.2.2.1)
-      activemodel (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    activemodel (7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
+    activerecord (7.2.3)
+      activemodel (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       timeout (>= 0.4.0)
-    activestorage (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    activestorage (7.2.3)
+      actionpack (= 7.2.3)
+      activejob (= 7.2.3)
+      activerecord (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       marcel (~> 1.0)
-    activesupport (7.2.2.1)
+    activesupport (7.2.3)
       base64
       benchmark (>= 0.3)
       bigdecimal
@@ -105,19 +107,19 @@ GEM
       minitest (>= 5.1)
       securerandom (>= 0.3)
       tzinfo (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.5)
-    addressable (2.8.7)
-      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 7.0)
+    addressable (2.8.8)
+      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 8.0)
     amazing_print (1.6.0)
     ast (2.4.2)
-    async (2.27.4)
+    async (2.35.0)
       console (~> 1.29)
       fiber-annotation
       io-event (~> 1.11)
       metrics (~> 0.12)
-      traces (~> 0.15)
-    base64 (0.2.0)
-    benchmark (0.4.0)
-    bigdecimal (3.1.9)
+      traces (~> 0.18)
+    base64 (0.3.0)
+    benchmark (0.5.0)
+    bigdecimal (3.3.1)
     bindex (0.8.1)
     bootsnap (1.18.3)
       msgpack (~> 1.2)
@@ -135,14 +137,15 @@ GEM
     capybara-screenshot (1.0.26)
       capybara (>= 1.0, < 4)
       launchy
+    cgi (0.5.0)
     childprocess (5.0.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
     commonmarker (1.1.4-arm64-darwin)
     commonmarker (1.1.4-x86_64-darwin)
     commonmarker (1.1.4-x86_64-linux)
     concurrent-ruby (1.3.5)
-    connection_pool (2.5.0)
-    console (1.33.0)
+    connection_pool (3.0.2)
+    console (1.34.2)
       fiber-annotation
       fiber-local (~> 1.1)
       json
@@ -156,14 +159,15 @@ GEM
       bigdecimal
       rexml
     crass (1.0.6)
-    date (3.4.1)
+    date (3.5.0)
     diff-lcs (1.5.1)
     docile (1.4.0)
-    drb (2.2.1)
+    drb (2.2.3)
     equivalent-xml (0.6.0)
       nokogiri (>= 1.4.3)
+    erb (6.0.0)
     erubi (1.13.1)
-    execjs (2.9.1)
+    execjs (2.10.0)
     fakefs (2.8.0)
     faker (3.4.1)
       i18n (>= 1.8.11, < 2)
@@ -178,19 +182,19 @@ GEM
     generator_spec (0.10.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
       railties (>= 3.0.0)
-    globalid (1.2.1)
+    globalid (1.3.0)
       activesupport (>= 6.1)
     graphiql-rails (1.10.0)
       railties
     hashdiff (1.1.0)
     http-2 (1.1.1)
-    httpx (1.5.1)
+    httpx (1.6.3)
       http-2 (>= 1.0.0)
     i18n (1.14.7)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    io-console (0.8.0)
-    io-event (1.12.1)
-    irb (1.15.1)
+    io-console (0.8.1)
+    io-event (1.14.2)
+    irb (1.15.3)
       pp (>= 0.6.0)
       rdoc (>= 4.0.0)
       reline (>= 0.4.2)
@@ -201,8 +205,8 @@ GEM
       rails-dom-testing (>= 1, < 3)
       railties (>= 4.2.0)
       thor (>= 0.14, < 2.0)
-    json (2.7.2)
-    jwt (2.9.3)
+    json (2.17.1)
+    jwt (2.10.2)
       base64
     launchy (3.0.1)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
@@ -210,27 +214,28 @@ GEM
     listen (3.9.0)
       rb-fsevent (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.3)
       rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.10)
-    logger (1.6.6)
-    loofah (2.24.0)
+    logger (1.7.0)
+    loofah (2.24.1)
       crass (~> 1.0.2)
       nokogiri (>= 1.12.0)
-    mail (2.8.1)
+    mail (2.9.0)
+      logger
       mini_mime (>= 0.1.1)
       net-imap
       net-pop
       net-smtp
-    marcel (1.0.4)
+    marcel (1.1.0)
     matrix (0.4.2)
     method_source (1.1.0)
-    metrics (0.14.0)
+    metrics (0.15.0)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
-    minitest (5.25.4)
+    minitest (5.26.2)
     mize (0.4.1)
       protocol (~> 2.0)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     net-http (0.4.1)
       uri
-    net-imap (0.5.8)
+    net-imap (0.5.12)
       date
       net-protocol
     net-pop (0.1.2)
@@ -239,12 +244,12 @@ GEM
       timeout
     net-smtp (0.5.1)
       net-protocol
-    nio4r (2.7.4)
-    nokogiri (1.18.8-arm64-darwin)
+    nio4r (2.7.5)
+    nokogiri (1.18.10-arm64-darwin)
       racc (~> 1.4)
-    nokogiri (1.18.8-x86_64-darwin)
+    nokogiri (1.18.10-x86_64-darwin)
       racc (~> 1.4)
-    nokogiri (1.18.8-x86_64-linux-gnu)
+    nokogiri (1.18.10-x86_64-linux-gnu)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     package_json (0.2.0)
     parallel (1.25.1)
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@ GEM
       ast (~> 2.4.1)
       racc
     pg (1.5.6)
-    pp (0.6.2)
+    pp (0.6.3)
       prettyprint
     prettyprint (0.2.0)
     protocol (2.0.0)
@@ -267,63 +272,67 @@ GEM
       pry (>= 0.13.0)
     pry-theme (1.3.1)
       coderay (~> 1.1)
-    psych (5.2.3)
+    psych (5.2.6)
       date
       stringio
-    public_suffix (6.0.0)
+    public_suffix (7.0.0)
     puma (6.5.0)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
     racc (1.8.1)
-    rack (3.1.12)
+    rack (3.2.4)
     rack-proxy (0.7.7)
       rack
-    rack-session (2.1.0)
+    rack-session (2.1.1)
       base64 (>= 0.1.0)
       rack (>= 3.0.0)
     rack-test (2.2.0)
       rack (>= 1.3)
-    rackup (2.2.1)
+    rackup (2.3.1)
       rack (>= 3)
-    rails (7.2.2.1)
-      actioncable (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionmailbox (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionmailer (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actiontext (= 7.2.2.1)
-      actionview (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activejob (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activemodel (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activerecord (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activestorage (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    rails (7.2.3)
+      actioncable (= 7.2.3)
+      actionmailbox (= 7.2.3)
+      actionmailer (= 7.2.3)
+      actionpack (= 7.2.3)
+      actiontext (= 7.2.3)
+      actionview (= 7.2.3)
+      activejob (= 7.2.3)
+      activemodel (= 7.2.3)
+      activerecord (= 7.2.3)
+      activestorage (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
       bundler (>= 1.15.0)
-      railties (= 7.2.2.1)
-    rails-dom-testing (2.2.0)
+      railties (= 7.2.3)
+    rails-dom-testing (2.3.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0.0)
       minitest
       nokogiri (>= 1.6)
     rails-html-sanitizer (1.6.2)
       loofah (~> 2.21)
       nokogiri (>= 1.15.7, != 1.16.7, != 1.16.6, != 1.16.5, != 1.16.4, != 1.16.3, != 1.16.2, != 1.16.1, != 1.16.0.rc1, != 1.16.0)
-    railties (7.2.2.1)
-      actionpack (= 7.2.2.1)
-      activesupport (= 7.2.2.1)
+    railties (7.2.3)
+      actionpack (= 7.2.3)
+      activesupport (= 7.2.3)
+      cgi
       irb (~> 1.13)
       rackup (>= 1.0.0)
       rake (>= 12.2)
       thor (~> 1.0, >= 1.2.2)
+      tsort (>= 0.2)
       zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
     rainbow (3.1.1)
-    rake (13.2.1)
+    rake (13.3.1)
     rb-fsevent (0.11.2)
     rb-inotify (0.11.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     rbs (3.9.5)
       logger
-    rdoc (6.12.0)
+    rdoc (6.16.1)
+      erb
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
+      tsort
     regexp_parser (2.9.2)
-    reline (0.6.0)
+    reline (0.6.3)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
     rexml (3.3.9)
     rspec-core (3.13.0)
@@ -418,18 +427,19 @@ GEM
     sqlite3 (1.7.3-arm64-darwin)
     sqlite3 (1.7.3-x86_64-darwin)
     sqlite3 (1.7.3-x86_64-linux)
-    stringio (3.1.2)
+    stringio (3.1.9)
     sync (0.5.0)
     term-ansicolor (1.10.2)
       mize
       tins (~> 1.0)
-    thor (1.3.2)
+    thor (1.4.0)
     tilt (2.4.0)
-    timeout (0.4.3)
+    timeout (0.4.4)
     tins (1.33.0)
       bigdecimal
       sync
-    traces (0.18.1)
+    traces (0.18.2)
+    tsort (0.2.0)
     turbolinks (5.2.1)
       turbolinks-source (~> 5.2)
     turbolinks-source (5.2.0)
@@ -454,14 +464,14 @@ GEM
       crack (>= 0.3.2)
       hashdiff (>= 0.4.0, < 2.0.0)
     websocket (1.2.10)
-    websocket-driver (0.7.7)
+    websocket-driver (0.8.0)
       base64
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-extensions (0.1.5)
     xpath (3.2.0)
       nokogiri (~> 1.8)
     yard (0.9.36)
-    zeitwerk (2.7.1)
+    zeitwerk (2.7.3)
 
 PLATFORMS
   arm64-darwin-24
diff --git a/react_on_rails_pro/package.json b/react_on_rails_pro/package.json
index ab67abde4e..66d95f0826 100644
--- a/react_on_rails_pro/package.json
+++ b/react_on_rails_pro/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-on-rails-pro-dev",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "16.2.0-test.2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Development workspace for react-on-rails-pro (not published)",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/react_on_rails_pro/rakelib/run_rspec.rake b/react_on_rails_pro/rakelib/run_rspec.rake
index be3f0b7791..a5c287d290 100644
--- a/react_on_rails_pro/rakelib/run_rspec.rake
+++ b/react_on_rails_pro/rakelib/run_rspec.rake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ task :js_tests do
   sh "yarn run test"
 end
 
-msg = <<-DESC.strip_heredoc
+msg = <<~DESC
   Runs all tests, run `rake -D run_rspec` to see all available test options.
 DESC
 desc msg