diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 866ebbae33c0a2..fa23a3598ff9ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ jobs:
         include:
           # Active LTS + other OS
           - os: macos-latest
-            node_version: 22
+            node_version: 24
           - os: windows-latest
-            node_version: 22
+            node_version: 24
       fail-fast: false
 
     name: "Build&Test: node-${{ matrix.node_version }}, ${{ matrix.os }}"
@@ -146,17 +146,17 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: "Lint: node-22, ubuntu-latest"
+    name: "Lint: node-24, ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Install pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@41ff72655975bd51cab0327fa583b6e92b6d3061 # v4.2.0
 
-      - name: Set node version to 22
+      - name: Set node version to 24
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 24
           cache: "pnpm"
 
       - name: Install deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index e0b6b1a9aa4047..d9f166fdf33744 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@41ff72655975bd51cab0327fa583b6e92b6d3061 # v4.2.0
 
-      - name: Set node version to 22
+      - name: Set node version to 24
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 24
           cache: "pnpm"
 
       - name: Install deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ecosystem-ci-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/ecosystem-ci-trigger.yml
index c2121a5e6b8f60..55039d640cceba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ecosystem-ci-trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ecosystem-ci-trigger.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       issues: write # to add / delete reactions, post comments
       pull-requests: write # to read PR data, and to add labels
       actions: read # to check workflow status
-      contents: read # to clone the repo
     steps:
       - name: Check User Permissions
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
@@ -230,12 +229,6 @@ jobs:
               console.log('Removed "rocket" reaction.')
             }
 
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          ref: refs/pull/${{ fromJSON(steps.get-pr-data.outputs.result).num }}/head
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
       - name: Trigger Downstream Workflow
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
         id: trigger
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview-release.yml b/.github/workflows/preview-release.yml
index 73d98bdd07e9c9..6e233d4930e9f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview-release.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@41ff72655975bd51cab0327fa583b6e92b6d3061 # v4.2.0
 
-      - name: Set node version to 22
+      - name: Set node version to 24
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
           # disable cache, to avoid cache poisoning (https://docs.zizmor.sh/audits/#cache-poisoning)
           package-manager-cache: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 8f38eb88b1f17d..a7b091bfac0a5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@41ff72655975bd51cab0327fa583b6e92b6d3061 # v4.2.0
 
-      - name: Set node version to 22
+      - name: Set node version to 24
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
           # disable cache, to avoid cache poisoning (https://docs.zizmor.sh/audits/#cache-poisoning)
           package-manager-cache: false
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index d441c303dfb26d..5245ce766e8f31 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build.environment]
-  NODE_VERSION = "22"
+  NODE_VERSION = "24"
   # don't need playwright for docs build
   PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD = "1"
 [build]
diff --git a/packages/vite/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vite/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d86a7cdacfc9e..c9c120fc977fb5 100644
--- a/packages/vite/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/vite/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+## [7.2.0-beta.1](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/compare/v7.2.0-beta.0...v7.2.0-beta.1) (2025-10-29)
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* increase stream reset rate limit for HTTP2 ([#21024](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/21024)) ([4f44f22](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/4f44f22f7f4595d74c76778bd522387138775055))
+* **optimizer:** externalize virtual modules for html like files ([#21001](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/21001)) ([e5af352](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/e5af352d8e1a9f187159137f836db5bedbd68a66))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* clarify the values are escaped automatically ([#21017](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/21017)) ([246df13](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/246df134dd58441e1e40dd361cf42419d05ea7a5))
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* use `fs.cpSync` ([#21019](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/21019)) ([a2df778](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/commit/a2df77812814b927880bc4d68aafa8c8fa47daf0))
+
 ## [7.2.0-beta.0](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/compare/v7.1.11...v7.2.0-beta.0) (2025-10-28)
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/packages/vite/package.json b/packages/vite/package.json
index fc9686c5292774..91de5288ac2c90 100644
--- a/packages/vite/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vite",
-  "version": "7.2.0-beta.0",
+  "version": "7.2.0-beta.1",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Evan You",
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/http.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/http.ts
index 30e5d73b12e247..d5d45447fa54ea 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/http.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/http.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ export async function resolveHttpServer(
       // Manually increase the session memory to prevent 502 ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM
       // errors on large numbers of requests
       maxSessionMemory: 1000,
+      // Increase the stream reset rate limit to prevent net::ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR
+      // errors on large numbers of requests
+      streamResetBurst: 100000,
+      streamResetRate: 33,
       ...httpsOptions,
       allowHTTP1: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts
index 28ccd55ca34feb..02d7e94b4a228e 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/optimizer/scan.ts
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ function esbuildScanPlugin(
           isOptimizable(resolved, optimizeDepsOptions)
         )
           return
+        if (shouldExternalizeDep(resolved, path)) {
+          return externalUnlessEntry({ path })
+        }
         return {
           path: resolved,
           namespace: 'html',
diff --git a/playground/optimize-deps/__tests__/optimize-deps.spec.ts b/playground/optimize-deps/__tests__/optimize-deps.spec.ts
index ccbd6883d33586..96b5790f9fa2c7 100644
--- a/playground/optimize-deps/__tests__/optimize-deps.spec.ts
+++ b/playground/optimize-deps/__tests__/optimize-deps.spec.ts
@@ -354,3 +354,20 @@ test('dependency with external sub-dependencies', async () => {
     .poll(() => page.textContent('.dep-cjs-with-external-deps-node-builtin'))
     .toBe('foo bar')
 })
+
+test('virtual module with .vue extension does not error during scan', async () => {
+  await expect.poll(() => page.textContent('.virtual-module-vue')).toBe('ok')
+})
+
+test.runIf(isServe)(
+  'no dep scan error for virtual modules with html-like extensions',
+  () => {
+    // Check that there are no errors related to virtual modules during dep scan
+    const scanErrors = serverLogs.filter(
+      (log) =>
+        log.includes('Failed to scan for dependencies') &&
+        log.includes('virtual:'),
+    )
+    expect(scanErrors).toHaveLength(0)
+  },
+)
diff --git a/playground/optimize-deps/index.html b/playground/optimize-deps/index.html
index b8797b218497bf..d74be1489bf5d5 100644
--- a/playground/optimize-deps/index.html
+++ b/playground/optimize-deps/index.html
@@ -373,3 +373,16 @@ <h2>Pre-bundle dependency with external sub-dependencies</h2>
     optimized.externalDummyNodeBuiltinResult,
   )
 </script>
+
+<h2>Virtual module with .vue extension</h2>
+<div>
+  This should not error during dep scan:
+  <span class="virtual-module-vue"></span>
+</div>
+<script type="module">
+  import VirtualComponent from 'virtual:test-virtual-file/Foo.vue'
+  text(
+    '.virtual-module-vue',
+    `${VirtualComponent.name === 'VirtualComponent' ? 'ok' : 'ng'}`,
+  )
+</script>
diff --git a/playground/optimize-deps/vite.config.js b/playground/optimize-deps/vite.config.js
index f84d2eeb9f2bea..32af717e956cd2 100644
--- a/playground/optimize-deps/vite.config.js
+++ b/playground/optimize-deps/vite.config.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [
     testVue(),
     notjs(),
+    virtualModulePlugin(),
     // for axios request test
     {
       name: 'mock',
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
 
       // fallback to empty module for other vue files
-      if (id.endsWith('.vue')) {
+      if (!id.startsWith('\0') && id.endsWith('.vue')) {
         return { code: `export default {}` }
       }
     },
@@ -172,3 +173,22 @@ function notjs() {
     },
   }
 }
+
+function virtualModulePlugin() {
+  const virtualModuleId = 'virtual:test-virtual-file/Foo.vue'
+  const resolvedVirtualModuleId = '\0' + virtualModuleId
+
+  return {
+    name: 'test-virtual-module',
+    resolveId(id) {
+      if (id === virtualModuleId) {
+        return resolvedVirtualModuleId
+      }
+    },
+    load(id) {
+      if (id === resolvedVirtualModuleId) {
+        return `export default { name: 'VirtualComponent' }`
+      }
+    },
+  }
+}