running force: package:version:create Unlocked Packages cannot be created due to Ancestor version which does not apply to unlocked packages

[andynuk]

Summary

creation of unlocked packages using force:package:version:create cannot be created due to lack of Ancestor version which does not apply to unlocked packages (this only applies to second-generation managed packages see https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_packaging_ancestor_enhancements.htm&type=5&release=236 )

Steps To Reproduce:

Install Cli 7.137.1
See extract from Gitlab runner

sfdx-cli/7.82.0-3d0c527ac6 linux-x64 node-v12.18.3
sfdx-cli: Updating CLI...
sfdx-cli: Updating CLI from 7.82.0-3d0c527ac6 to 7.94.3-a4e7c7955b... done
sfdx-cli: Updating CLI... fetching manifest
sfdx-cli: Updating CLI from 7.94.3-a4e7c7955b to 7.137.1-7555e1e... done

sfdx force:package:version:create --targetdevhubusername DEVHUB --package 0Ho8d00000000XXXX --versionnumber 1.3.0.NEXT --installationkeybypass --wait 10 --json --codecoverage

Expected result
Should return success

Actual result

{
"status": 1,
"name": "Error",
"message": "Can’t create package version. The ancestor version [undefined] you specified isn’t the highest released package version. Set the ancestor version to 1.2.0, and try creating the package version again. You can also specify --skipancestorcheck to override the ancestry requirement.",
"exitCode": 1,
"commandName": "PackageVersionCreateCommand",
"stack": "Error: Can’t create package version. The ancestor version [undefined] you specified isn’t the highest released package version. Set the ancestor version to 1.2.0, and try creating the package version again. You can also specify --skipancestorcheck to override the ancestry requirement.\n at Object.validateAncestorId (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/salesforce-alm/dist/lib/package/packageUtils.js:548:27)\n at /root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/salesforce-alm/dist/lib/package/packageUtils.js:532:25\n at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)\nOuter stack:\n at Function.wrap (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/@salesforce/core/lib/sfdxError.js:171:27)\n at PackageVersionCreateCommand.catch (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/salesforce-alm/dist/ToolbeltCommand.js:253:46)\n at async PackageVersionCreateCommand._run (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/@salesforce/command/lib/sfdxCommand.js:85:13)\n at async Config.runCommand (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/@oclif/config/lib/config.js:173:24)\n at async SfdxMain.run (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/@oclif/command/lib/main.js:27:9)\n at async SfdxMain._run (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/node_modules/@oclif/command/lib/command.js:43:20)\n at async Object.run (/root/.local/share/sfdx/client/7.137.1-7555e1e/dist/cli.js:162:47)",
"warnings": []
}

Not upgrading cli version allows package to be created.

Not clear if unlocked packages should use --skipancestorcheck and documentation https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_dev.meta/sfdx_dev/sfdx_dev_dev2gp_config_ancestors.htm is only relevant to managed packages.

Cli version 7.136.2 last known version to work correctly

[arafesthain]

Same here, never got this error before Friday

[iowillhoit]

Hey all, this is a duplicate of #1403. The packaging team is working on a fix. We are hoping to have a hotfix of sfdx out soon. Closing this issue to keep info in one place. Thanks!