diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
index 1f36776351f83..ae9965e2e9286 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
         continue
       const peer = virtualRoot.children.get(peerEdge.name)
       const peerPlaced = this[_placeDep](
-        peer, newDep, peerEdge, peerEntryEdge || edge)
+        peer, newDep, peerEdge, peerEntryEdge || edge, peerPath)
       placed.push(...peerPlaced)
     }
 
@@ -1262,11 +1262,21 @@ This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
   [_canPlaceDep] (dep, target, edge, peerEntryEdge = null, peerPath = []) {
     const entryEdge = peerEntryEdge || edge
     const source = this[_peerSetSource].get(dep)
-
     const isSource = target === source
     const { isRoot, isWorkspace } = source || {}
     const isMine = isRoot || isWorkspace
 
+    // XXX - Useful testing thingie right here.
+    // This assertion is commented out because we don't want to blow up user
+    // projects if it happens.  But the peerEntryEdge should *always* be a
+    // non-peer dependency, or a peer dependency from the root node.  When we
+    // get spurious ERESOLVE errors, or *don't* get ERESOLVE errors when we
+    // should, try uncommenting this and seeing if it fails, because it means
+    // we got off track somehow.
+    // if (peerEntryEdge && peerEntryEdge.peer && !peerEntryEdge.from.isTop) {
+    //   throw new Error('this should never happen')
+    // }
+
     if (target.children.has(edge.name)) {
       const current = target.children.get(edge.name)
 
@@ -1420,18 +1430,14 @@ This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
     if (!dep.parent || peerEntryEdge && peerPath.includes(dep))
       return ret
 
+    const entryEdge = peerEntryEdge || edge
     peerPath = [...peerPath, dep]
-    for (const peer of dep.parent.children.values()) {
-      if (peer === dep)
-        continue
 
-      // we only have to pick the first one, because ALL peer edgesIn will
-      // be checked before we decide to accept an existing dep in the tree
-      const peerEdge = [...peer.edgesIn].find(e => e.peer && e !== edge)
-      if (!peerEdge)
+    for (const peerEdge of dep.edgesOut.values()) {
+      if (!peerEdge.peer || !peerEdge.to)
         continue
-
-      const canPlacePeer = this[_canPlaceDep](peer, target, peerEdge, edge, peerPath)
+      const peer = peerEdge.to
+      const canPlacePeer = this[_canPlaceDep](peer, target, peerEdge, entryEdge, peerPath)
       if (canPlacePeer !== CONFLICT)
         continue
 
diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
index b610045c0655e..f4f3ca12b7011 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/rebuild.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const {
 const boolEnv = b => b ? '1' : ''
 const sortNodes = (a, b) => (a.depth - b.depth) || a.path.localeCompare(b.path)
 
+const _build = Symbol('build')
+const _resetQueues = Symbol('resetQueues')
 const _rebuildBundle = Symbol('rebuildBundle')
 const _ignoreScripts = Symbol('ignoreScripts')
 const _binLinks = Symbol('binLinks')
@@ -51,12 +53,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
     this[_ignoreScripts] = !!ignoreScripts
     this[_scriptShell] = scriptShell
     this[_rebuildBundle] = !!rebuildBundle
-    this[_queues] = {
-      preinstall: [],
-      install: [],
-      postinstall: [],
-      bin: [],
-    }
+    this[_resetQueues]()
     this[_oldMeta] = null
   }
 
@@ -75,19 +72,62 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
     if (!nodes)
       nodes = (await this.loadActual()).inventory.values()
 
+    // separates links nodes so that it can run
+    // prepare scripts and link bins in the expected order
     process.emit('time', 'build')
+    const depNodes = new Set()
+    const linkNodes = new Set()
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+      // we skip the target nodes to that workspace in order to make sure
+      // we only run lifecycle scripts / place bin links once per workspace
+      if (node.isLink)
+        linkNodes.add(node)
+      else
+        depNodes.add(node)
+    }
+
+    await this[_build](depNodes, {})
+
+    if (linkNodes.size) {
+      this[_resetQueues]()
+      await this[_build](linkNodes, { type: 'links' })
+    }
+
+    process.emit('timeEnd', 'build')
+  }
+
+  [_resetQueues] () {
+    this[_queues] = {
+      preinstall: [],
+      install: [],
+      postinstall: [],
+      prepare: [],
+      bin: [],
+    }
+  }
+
+  async [_build] (nodes, { type = 'deps' }) {
+    process.emit('time', `build:${type}`)
 
     await this[_buildQueues](nodes)
     if (!this[_ignoreScripts])
       await this[_runScripts]('preinstall')
-    if (this[_binLinks])
+    if (this[_binLinks] && type !== 'links')
       await this[_linkAllBins]()
     if (!this[_ignoreScripts]) {
       await this[_runScripts]('install')
       await this[_runScripts]('postinstall')
     }
 
-    process.emit('timeEnd', 'build')
+    // links should also run prepare scripts and only link bins after that
+    if (type === 'links') {
+      await this[_runScripts]('prepare')
+
+      if (this[_binLinks])
+        await this[_linkAllBins]()
+    }
+
+    process.emit('timeEnd', `build:${type}`)
   }
 
   async [_buildQueues] (nodes) {
@@ -121,8 +161,8 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
 
     for (const node of queue) {
       const { package: { bin, scripts = {} } } = node
-      const { preinstall, install, postinstall } = scripts
-      const tests = { bin, preinstall, install, postinstall }
+      const { preinstall, install, postinstall, prepare } = scripts
+      const tests = { bin, preinstall, install, postinstall, prepare }
       for (const [key, has] of Object.entries(tests)) {
         if (has)
           this[_queues][key].push(node)
@@ -156,8 +196,8 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
     const { package: pkg, hasInstallScript } = node
     const { gypfile, bin, scripts = {} } = pkg
 
-    const { preinstall, install, postinstall } = scripts
-    const anyScript = preinstall || install || postinstall
+    const { preinstall, install, postinstall, prepare } = scripts
+    const anyScript = preinstall || install || postinstall || prepare
     if (!refreshed && !anyScript && (hasInstallScript || this[_oldMeta])) {
       // we either have an old metadata (and thus might have scripts)
       // or we have an indication that there's install scripts (but
@@ -183,7 +223,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
       !preinstall &&
       await isNodeGypPackage(node.path)
 
-    if (bin || preinstall || install || postinstall || isGyp) {
+    if (bin || preinstall || install || postinstall || prepare || isGyp) {
       if (bin)
         await this[_checkBins](node)
       if (isGyp) {
@@ -212,7 +252,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class Builder extends cls {
         devOptional,
         package: pkg,
         location,
-      } = node
+      } = node.target || node
 
       // skip any that we know we'll be deleting
       if (this[_trashList].has(path))
diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json
index 4172b9323f4d5..580419a1034c4 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/arborist",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "Manage node_modules trees",
   "dependencies": {
     "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^1.0.5",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6e28afbbc1d86..270d996ae55a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       ],
       "license": "Artistic-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@npmcli/arborist": "^1.0.2",
+        "@npmcli/arborist": "^1.0.3",
         "@npmcli/ci-detect": "^1.2.0",
         "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.1",
         "@npmcli/run-script": "^1.7.0",
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YBlU3HcRI7Q1dVQa4ljf/ifKxbAZELe+e66NP/vNFrv6pv4oVrOOkBrMCC/0tareDKKpxtHoGS5oVFwCF8ZzGg==",
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eRyDsmcWISxK/hz3RyqyEJAAMG7qF76c0ckaw3nRgU+1L05kaA30COKsrXlyB/G0gV6uaiVvPgZJknm70hMaYg==",
       "inBundle": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^1.0.5",
@@ -8477,9 +8477,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@npmcli/arborist": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YBlU3HcRI7Q1dVQa4ljf/ifKxbAZELe+e66NP/vNFrv6pv4oVrOOkBrMCC/0tareDKKpxtHoGS5oVFwCF8ZzGg==",
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eRyDsmcWISxK/hz3RyqyEJAAMG7qF76c0ckaw3nRgU+1L05kaA30COKsrXlyB/G0gV6uaiVvPgZJknm70hMaYg==",
       "requires": {
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^1.0.5",
         "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c8dcdb8e3d12..b49ef2f54902f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@npmcli/arborist": "^1.0.2",
+    "@npmcli/arborist": "^1.0.3",
     "@npmcli/ci-detect": "^1.2.0",
     "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.1",
     "@npmcli/run-script": "^1.7.0",