RELEASE: Releasing 13 package(s) (0.81-stable) #16441

Open
azure-pipelines[bot] opened 4:44pm on September 11, 2026 wants to merge 2 Ξ” into microsoft/react-native-windows 0.81-stable from
prepare-release/0.81-stable

Pull Request Overview

  • Opened on September 11, 2026
  • Status Open
  • Commit count 1 with first commit September 11, 2026

Total Delta

2 Total Diff Delta

Open Days

Open 6 weekdays

Test Delta

0 Diff Delta in Test Files
Breakdown by Phase

How long has this pull request spent in each phase of its lifecycle?

Fraction of total time Business days Phase
 
0.0 days Authoring 1 commit before pull request opened for review
 
0.0 days Awaiting first review
 
5.0 days Revising work with 0 commits in response to 2 reviews that left 7 comments

Total time for pull request still awaiting merge: 5.0 business days

Author avatar

RELEASE: Releasing 13 package(s) (0.81-stable)

This PR was auto-generated by prepare-release. When ready to release, merge this PR into 0.81-stable. If not ready yet, this PR will be updated as more changes merge.

Packages to Release (13)

@react-native-windows/[email protected]


  • Bump @react-native-windows/automation-channel to v0.81.37

@react-native-windows/[email protected]


  • Bump react-native-windows to v0.81.37

@react-native-windows/[email protected]


  • Bump @react-native-windows/automation-channel to v0.81.37

@react-native-windows/[email protected]


  • Bump react-native-windows to v0.0.0-canary.494

@rnw-scripts/[email protected]


  • Bump @react-native-windows/automation to v0.3.14

@rnw-scripts/[email protected]


  • Bump react-native-windows to v0.0.0-canary.494

@rnw-scripts/[email protected]


  • (dependency update)

@rnw-scripts/[email protected]


  • (dependency update)

[email protected]


  • Bump @react-native-windows/automation-channel to v0.1.68

  • Bump react-native-windows to v0.0.0-canary.494

  • Bump @react-native-windows/automation to v0.1.79

  • Bump @react-native-windows/automation-commands to v0.0.106

[email protected]


  • (dependency update)

[email protected]


  • Bump @react-native-windows/automation-channel to v0.1.68

  • Bump react-native-windows to v0.0.0-canary.494

[email protected]


  • Prevent lazy TurboModules from being created without a runtime during shutdown

[email protected]


  • Bump react-native-windows to v0.0.0-canary.494

###### Microsoft Reviewers: Open in CodeFlow

Comments Threads Pending Resolution

ljharb reviewed on September 11, 2026
ljharb left a comment

### 🟑 Changes recommended

The release contains duplicate invalid changelog metadata and a stale generated PR description.

*Get a fresh assessment by requesting another Copilot review.*

Pull request overview

Prepares the 0.81-stable release across 13 React Native Windows packages.

**Changes:**
- Bumps core and automation packages to `0.81.37`.
- Aligns dependent sample and test applications.
- Updates release metadata, changelogs, lockfile, and change files.

File summaries

| File | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| `yarn.lock` | Locks updated workspace versions. |
| `vnext/PropertySheets/Generated/PackageVersion.g.props` | Sets native package version metadata. |
| `vnext/package.json` | Bumps React Native Windows. |
| `vnext/CHANGELOG.md` | Adds the 0.81.37 release notes. |
| `vnext/CHANGELOG.json` | Adds structured release metadata. |
| `packages/sample-custom-component/package.json` | Updates the RNW dependency. |
| `packages/sample-apps/package.json` | Updates the RNW dependency. |
| `packages/sample-app-fabric/package.json` | Updates the RNW dependency. |
| `packages/playground/package.json` | Updates the RNW dependency. |
| `packages/integration-test-app/package.json` | Updates RNW and automation-channel. |
| `packages/e2e-test-app/package.json` | Updates RNW automation dependencies. |
| `packages/e2e-test-app-fabric/package.json` | Updates RNW automation dependencies. |
| `packages/debug-test/package.json` | Updates the automation dependency. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/tester/package.json` | Updates RNW peer and development dependencies. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/find-dotnet-tools/CHANGELOG.md` | Adds generated changelog output. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/find-dotnet-tools/CHANGELOG.json` | Adds generated release metadata. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation/package.json` | Bumps package and channel versions. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation/CHANGELOG.md` | Documents the automation release. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation/CHANGELOG.json` | Records structured automation metadata. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation-commands/package.json` | Bumps package and channel versions. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation-commands/CHANGELOG.md` | Documents the commands release. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation-commands/CHANGELOG.json` | Records structured commands metadata. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation-channel/package.json` | Bumps package and RNW versions. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation-channel/CHANGELOG.md` | Documents the channel release. |
| `packages/@react-native-windows/automation-channel/CHANGELOG.json` | Records structured channel metadata. |
| `change/react-native-windows-c5366f79-8343-45d0-9916-3f13b872c4d8.json` | Consumes the released change file. |

Review details

- **Files reviewed:** 24/26 changed files
- **Comments generated:** 3
- **Review effort level:** Balanced (auto)

> [!NOTE]
> Copilot is running an experiment and ran this review at Balanced.

---

πŸ’‘ Add a `code-review` agent skill or configure MCP servers for context-aware, tailored reviews. Learn more in the docs.

packages/@react-native-windows/find-dotnet-tools/CHANGELOG.md
5
<!-- Start content -->
6
7
## 0.0.0-canary.3
8
9
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:44:42 GMT
Unspecified Ai Assistant Model

Resolved Comment Threads

No resolved comments have been left on this PR.