ensure we import the correct dependencies

scripts/release-channel.js

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+let path = require('path')
+let { execSync } = require('child_process')
+
 // Given a version, figure out what the release channel is so that we can publish to the correct
 // channel on npm.
 //
@@ -19,6 +22,8 @@ let version = require(path.resolve(pkgPath, 'package.json')).version
 
 let match = /\d+\.\d+\.\d+-(.*)\.\d+/g.exec(version)
 if (match) {
+  // We want to release alpha to the next channel because it will be the next version
+  if (match[1] === 'alpha') match[1] = 'next'
   console.log(match[1])
 } else {
   console.log('latest')