# Nx 23.2.0-rc.2

- Product: Nx (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nx)
- Vendor: Nx
- Date: 2026-09-01
- Version: 23.2.0-rc.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/nrwl/nx/releases/tag/23.2.0-rc.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nx/releases/23.2.0-rc.2
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **fixed** — Use scoped config form for pnpm 11+ publish
- **fixed** — Flag banned external imports reached through internal projects
- **fixed** — Stop an inferred oxlint task from linting nested projects
- **fixed** — Ignore bundled snapshots when pruning npm lockfiles
- **fixed** — Write each atomized target's coverage to its own directory

##### 23.2.0-rc.2 (2026-09-01)

###### 🩹 Fixes

- **core:** use scoped config form for pnpm 11+ publish ([#36867](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36867), [#36860](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/issues/36860))
- **linter:** flag banned external imports reached through internal projects ([#36654](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36654), [#36519](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/issues/36519))
- **linter:** stop an inferred oxlint task from linting nested projects ([#36873](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36873))
- **misc:** ignore bundled snapshots when pruning npm lockfiles ([#36763](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36763), [#36672](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/issues/36672))
- **vitest:** write each atomized target's coverage to its own directory ([#36658](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/pull/36658), [#36503](https://github.com/nrwl/nx/issues/36503))

###### ❤️ Thank You

- Fnine59
- Jason Jean @FrozenPandaz
- Leosvel Pérez Espinosa @leosvelperez
- wangxp