## TL;DR
Yarn rejected a version range string it cannot parse, and it names the offender as X. Find that string in package.json or the lockfile, fix the range syntax (bad characters, unquoted YAML, a URL where a range belongs), and rerun yarn install.

## Error

```text
yarn 'Internal Error: X is not a valid SemVer range' after a version-bump edit
```

## Steps

1. Copy the rejected range X from the error and search for it: grep -rn "X" package.json yarn.lock.
   Expected output: You find the exact line, usually in package.json dependencies.
2. Inspect the string for syntax slips: missing quotes, stray characters, a range with a dangling dash, or a git URL in a field yarn expects to be a range.
   Expected output: The malformed part is visible.
3. Fix it to a valid range: a plain version, a caret or tilde range, or move a git URL to the right field if that is what you meant.
   Expected output: The line is a parseable semver range.
4. Rerun yarn install.
   Expected output: Resolution proceeds past the previously rejected range.
5. If the bad string came from an agent's edit, add a package.json schema check or a yarn install dry run to the agent's bump routine.
   Expected output: Future edits fail fast before the broken range is committed.

## When to use

- yarn fails with not a valid SemVer range right after a version-bump edit
- An agent hand-edited a range and yarn names the rejected string
- The lockfile references a range that no longer parses

## When not to use

- The range parses but matches nothing; that is a resolution problem, not a syntax problem
- npm or pnpm is the package manager; their range errors look different
- The error names a workspace protocol string; check the workspace range syntax instead

## Variant phrasings

### Yarn berry rejects a range after an automated bump
Same error when the edit came from a bot rather than a human; the search-and-fix path is identical.

### Internal Error on yarn install naming an odd version string
Covers cases where X is a URL or tag that yarn tried to read as a range.

### Valid SemVer range error in a monorepo workspace
Check the workspace root and the package manifests; the bad range can live in either.

## Why it happens

Yarn (berry) parses every range strictly before resolving. A hand edit can introduce characters the parser rejects: an unclosed range, a trailing operator, or a non-range string in a range field. npm is more lenient in places, so edits that worked under npm can fail under yarn.

## Edge cases

- YAML quoting in .yarnrc.yml or package.json can mangle ranges with special characters; quote defensively.
- The yarn.lock can carry the bad range forward; if package.json is clean, check the lockfile entry.
- Workspace protocol ranges follow their own rules; do not rewrite them into plain semver.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_-vhhJeqqICJgR4KqGvpvjQ

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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