pnpm add on a GitHub dependency when changing tag does not install on first try

[MattIPv4]

Verify latest release

• I verified that the issue exists in the latest pnpm release

pnpm version

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Which area(s) of pnpm are affected? (leave empty if unsure)

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Link to the code that reproduces this issue or a replay of the bug

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Reproduction steps

pnpm init

pnpm add github:alveusgg/data\#0.18.1

# ...
# dependencies:
# + @alveusgg/data 0.18.1
# ...

cat package.json

# Observe 0.18.1 listed

cat pnpm-lock.yaml

# Observe 0.18.1 listed twice

pnpm add github:alveusgg/data\#0.18.2

# Already up to date
# ...

cat package.json

# Observe 0.18.2 listed

cat pnpm-lock.yaml

# Observe 0.18.2 listed + 0.18.1 listed

pnpm-lock.yaml as the end:

lockfileVersion: '6.0'

settings:
  autoInstallPeers: true
  excludeLinksFromLockfile: false

dependencies:
  '@alveusgg/data':
    specifier: github:alveusgg/data#0.18.2
    version: github.com/alveusgg/data/16fa6a031097b61b6394fb0facc32a69dc1ec4d0 # This hash is for 0.18.1, not 0.18.2

packages:

  github.com/alveusgg/data/16fa6a031097b61b6394fb0facc32a69dc1ec4d0:
    resolution: {tarball: https://codeload.github.com/alveusgg/data/tar.gz/16fa6a031097b61b6394fb0facc32a69dc1ec4d0}
    name: '@alveusgg/data'
    version: 0.18.1
    dev: false

It is also worth noting that if the same add command is run again, it then suddenly works:

pnpm add github:alveusgg/data\#0.18.2

# ...
# dependencies:
# - @alveusgg/data 0.18.1
# + @alveusgg/data 0.18.2
# ...

Describe the Bug

When running pnpm add with a new tag for an existing GitHub dependency, the specifier for the dependency is updated, but the new version is not actually installed. If the command is run a second time, the new version is then added.

Expected Behavior

I would expect the new version to be installed when I run the command the first time, as the specifier I am using has changed.

Which Node.js version are you using?

18.16.1

Which operating systems have you used?

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

If your OS is a Linux based, which one it is? (Include the version if relevant)

No response