This does not mean that a release of 18.0 is imminent, only that the
main branch includes breaking changes.
Also updates the versioning scheme of the `@next` channel to include
the upcoming semver number, as well as the word "alpha" to indicate the
stability of the release.
- Before: 0.0.0-95e03035a5
- After: 18.0.0-alpha-95e03035a5