Generated package.json no longer takes the correct versions of packages

[Tirke]

Current Behavior

After bumping to nx@15 we saw an important regression on our usage of the generatePackageJson flag. It is no longer using versions defined in the root package.json. Instead it's like it is picking the oldest version it can find in the lockfile.
For example we are using luxon@3.0.2 in the root package.json but we end up with "luxon": "1.28.0" in the generated package.json file. While looking in the lockfile I see that luxon@1.28.0 is a dependency of another package, that is also present in the package.json.

Expected Behavior

This is a regression. Before, nx generated package.json was using versions from the root package.json and not any random version that could be a dependency of a dependency.

Steps to Reproduce

Providing a minimal repro will take a bit of time on my side. May do it later.

Failure Logs

Environment

 >  NX   Report complete - copy this into the issue template

   Node : 16.10.0
   OS   : darwin arm64
   pnpm : 7.14.0

   nx : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/angular : Not Found
   @nrwl/cypress : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/detox : Not Found
   @nrwl/devkit : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/esbuild : Not Found
   @nrwl/eslint-plugin-nx : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/expo : Not Found
   @nrwl/express : Not Found
   @nrwl/jest : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/js : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/linter : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/nest : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/next : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/node : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/nx-cloud : 15.0.0
   @nrwl/nx-plugin : Not Found
   @nrwl/react : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/react-native : Not Found
   @nrwl/rollup : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/schematics : Not Found
   @nrwl/storybook : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/web : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/webpack : 15.0.4
   @nrwl/workspace : 15.0.4
   typescript : 4.8.4
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   Local workspace plugins:
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   Community plugins:

[JoA-MoS]

Duplicate of #12675, not sure if we want to reopen it.

[Tirke]

@JoA-MoS thanks didn't see the issue but I am still wondering why it's closed when the issue is still existing?

[JoA-MoS]

Here is a slack thread as well https://nrwlcommunity.slack.com/archives/CMFKWPU6Q/p1666047266405609?thread_ts=1666047266.405609&cid=CMFKWPU6Q

[meeroslav]

@Tirke, the issue gets closed when it's fixed. That still doesn't mean it's rolled out.

Can you try the latest version? If not fixed yet, then you'll have to wait until #12996 is included in the published version (most likely today)

[Tirke]

@meeroslav It's working well again although I now have the strangest of issues with some build randomly failing with no errors :( But it's unrelated to this issue. Closing.

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