diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e9facb253..9ebc9d61a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# 15.0.0-rc.0 (2026-04-02)
+# 15.0.0 (2026-04-22)
 
 ## Highlights
 
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ All scaffolded projects now include AI-ready configuration files to enhance the
 * **Claude skills** for component usage, theming customization, and bundle size optimization ([#1573](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1573))
 * **`ig ai-config` CLI command** to configure AI tooling in an existing project: writes `.vscode/mcp.json` with `igniteui-cli` and `igniteui-theming` MCP servers and copies AI coding skill files from installed Ignite UI packages to `.claude/skills/` ([#1502](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1502))
 * **AI skills auto-copy on `ng add`**: the `cli-config` Angular schematic now automatically copies skill files from the installed Ignite UI package's `skills/` directory into `.claude/skills/` as part of the `ng add igniteui-angular` flow ([#1502](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1502))
+* **`ng add` ai-config schematic:** a dedicated `ai-config` Angular schematic configures VS Code MCP settings with `angular-cli` and `igniteui-cli` MCP servers when running `ng add igniteui-angular` ([#1624](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1624))
+* **Skills fallback from project template:** `ig ai-config` now falls back to copying skill files from the project template when the installed package does not include a `skills/` directory ([#1644](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1644))
+* **Web Components skills without framework config:** `ig ai-config` now correctly adds `igniteui-webcomponents` skills even when no framework is configured in the project ([#1634](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1634))
 
 ---
 
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ A comprehensive modernization of all Angular templates to align with Angular v21
 * **React packages update:** updated `igniteui-react-core/charts/gauges` to ~19.5.2 and `igniteui-react[-grids]` to ~19.6.0 ([#1567](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1567))
 * **Web Components packages update:** updated igniteui-webcomponents packages to latest ([#1566](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1566))
 * **Web Components grid fixes:** corrected component usage and dependencies in grid templates ([#1562](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1562))
+* **Web Components (`igc-ts`) project template modernization:** updated Vite config, switched from `eslint.config.mjs` to `eslint.config.js`, removed the `web-dev-server.config.mjs` dev server, and refreshed package scripts ([#1609](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1609))
 
 ---
 
@@ -80,6 +84,9 @@ A comprehensive modernization of all Angular templates to align with Angular v21
 
 ### Bug Fixes & Maintenance
 
+* **execute:** fixed CLI loading to use the correct local version when a version mismatch between global and local installations is detected ([#1640](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1640))
+* **templates:** hidden internal base project templates from the available project list in interactive selection ([#1649](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1649))
+* **mcp:** removed `@next` tag from MCP server NPM package configurations; all scaffolded projects now reference the stable release ([d56d2d7](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/commit/d56d2d7f8))
 * **eslint:** correct config ignores and resolve lint errors ([#1557](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1557))
 * **lint:** re-enable `no-console` rule ([3ffa07f](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/commit/3ffa07ff8812e93dd358b38332f3abc2ea955af2))
 * **tslint:** cleanup all leftover references to tslint ([#1558](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1558))
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ A comprehensive modernization of all Angular templates to align with Angular v21
 * **CLI error handling:** added `.fail()` handler to yargs to gracefully handle command validation errors (e.g., missing required subcommands) instead of showing raw stack traces ([#1614](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1614))
 * **Unknown command detection:** running `ig <unknown>` now prints an error message and available commands instead of silently falling through to the step-by-step interactive mode ([#1614](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1614))
 * **Unhandled promise rejection:** added `.catch()` in the CLI entry point to catch and display unexpected errors cleanly ([#1614](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1614))
-* **upgrade-packages:** aligned with React 19.4.0+ licensing migration, now upgrading `igniteui-react-dockmanager` and no longer upgrading `igniteui-react` ([#1641](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1641))
+* **upgrade-packages:** aligned with React 19.4.0+ licensing migration, now upgrading `igniteui-react-dockmanager` and no longer upgrading `igniteui-react` ([#1638](https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/pull/1638))
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/grid/basic/index.ts b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/grid/basic/index.ts
index 1e415b602..7a3b80396 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/grid/basic/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/grid/basic/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class GridTemplate extends IgniteUIForReactTemplate {
 		this.projectType = "igr-ts";
 		this.components = ["Grid"];
 		this.controlGroup = "Data Grids";
-		this.packages = ["igniteui-react-grids@~19.6.0"];
+		this.packages = ["igniteui-react-grids@~19.6.1"];
 
 		this.hasExtraConfiguration = false;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
index d9c2d293c..f1fe46dd4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "servers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
     },
     "igniteui-theming": {
       "command": "npx",
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
index 10f880b52..e8ffef8be 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/react/igr-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.0",
     "element-internals-polyfill": "^3.0.2",
     "functions-have-names": "^1.2.3",
-    "igniteui-react": "~19.6.0",
+    "igniteui-react": "~19.6.1",
     "react": "^19.2.4",
     "react-app-polyfill": "^3.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.2.4",
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
index d9c2d293c..f1fe46dd4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "servers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
     },
     "igniteui-theming": {
       "command": "npx",
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
index f18c797ce..3e3972040 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@vaadin/router": "^2.0.0",
-    "igniteui-webcomponents": "~7.1.0",
+    "igniteui-webcomponents": "~7.1.2",
     "lit": "^3.3.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/package.json b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/package.json
index 56366ccbc..28c96d6be 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/webcomponents/igc-ts/projects/_base_with_home/files/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@vaadin/router": "^2.0.0",
     "@igniteui/material-icons-extended": "^3.0.2",
     "igniteui-dockmanager": "^2.1.0",
-    "igniteui-webcomponents": "~7.1.0",
+    "igniteui-webcomponents": "~7.1.2",
     "igniteui-webcomponents-charts": "~7.0.0",
     "igniteui-webcomponents-core": "~7.0.0",
     "igniteui-webcomponents-gauges": "~7.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/util/mcp-config.ts b/packages/core/util/mcp-config.ts
index ce500d99c..bf41928df 100644
--- a/packages/core/util/mcp-config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/util/mcp-config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface McpServerEntry {
 const IGNITEUI_MCP_SERVERS: Record<string, McpServerEntry> = {
 	"igniteui-cli": {
 		command: "npx",
-		args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
+		args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
 	},
 	"igniteui-theming": {
 		command: "npx",
diff --git a/packages/igniteui-mcp/Specification.md b/packages/igniteui-mcp/Specification.md
index 66f4b5b3f..2c6969b8f 100644
--- a/packages/igniteui-mcp/Specification.md
+++ b/packages/igniteui-mcp/Specification.md
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ Build: Compile the TypeScript source into the `dist/` directory.
   "servers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
-    },
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
+    }
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ Build: Compile the TypeScript source into the `dist/` directory.
   "mcpServers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
-    },
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
+    }
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ or `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` (Windows)
   "mcpServers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
-    },
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
+    }
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/packages/igniteui-mcp/igniteui-doc-mcp/README.md b/packages/igniteui-mcp/igniteui-doc-mcp/README.md
index 8117ff4d8..0a44dbfa2 100644
--- a/packages/igniteui-mcp/igniteui-doc-mcp/README.md
+++ b/packages/igniteui-mcp/igniteui-doc-mcp/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`:
   "servers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`:
   "mcpServers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Add to Cursor MCP settings:
   "mcpServers": {
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/constants.ts b/packages/igx-templates/constants.ts
index 06e977a17..18ec61b39 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/constants.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const IGNITEUI_ANGULAR_PACKAGE = "igniteui-angular@~21.2.0-rc.2";
+export const IGNITEUI_ANGULAR_PACKAGE = "igniteui-angular@~21.2.0";
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
index 4ba84b23f..2a2df3497 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/__dot__vscode/mcp.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     },
     "igniteui-cli": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"]
     },
     "igniteui-theming": {
       "command": "npx",
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
index 1283fd072..c7be17355 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/_base/files/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~21.2.0",
     "@angular/router": "~21.2.0",
     "hammerjs": "~2.0.8",
-    "igniteui-angular": "~21.2.0-rc.2",
+    "igniteui-angular": "~21.2.0",
     "minireset.css": "~0.0.7",
     "rxjs": "~7.8.1",
     "tslib": "~2.8.1",
diff --git a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/package.json b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/package.json
index 9b1ab1f42..87cadeff4 100644
--- a/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/igx-templates/igx-ts/projects/side-nav-auth/files/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@angular/router": "~21.2.0",
     "angular-auth-oidc-client": "~21.0.1",
     "hammerjs": "~2.0.8",
-    "igniteui-angular": "~21.2.0-rc.2",
+    "igniteui-angular": "~21.2.0",
     "minireset.css": "~0.0.7",
     "rxjs": "~7.8.1",
     "tslib": "~2.8.1",
diff --git a/packages/ng-schematics/src/cli-config/index_spec.ts b/packages/ng-schematics/src/cli-config/index_spec.ts
index 562c24a6b..fc42a5bd9 100644
--- a/packages/ng-schematics/src/cli-config/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ng-schematics/src/cli-config/index_spec.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
 
 			expect(tree.exists(mcpFilePath)).toBeTruthy();
 			const content = JSON.parse(tree.readContent(mcpFilePath));
-			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] });
+			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] });
 			expect(content.servers["igniteui-theming"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-theming", "igniteui-theming-mcp"] });
 		});
 
@@ -339,21 +339,21 @@ export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
 			await runner.runSchematic("cli-config", {}, tree);
 
 			const content = JSON.parse(tree.readContent(mcpFilePath));
-			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] });
+			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] });
 			expect(content.servers["igniteui-theming"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-theming", "igniteui-theming-mcp"] });
 		});
 
 		it("should add missing igniteui-theming server if only igniteui is already present", async () => {
 			tree.create(mcpFilePath, JSON.stringify({
 				servers: {
-					"igniteui-cli": { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] }
+					"igniteui-cli": { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] }
 				}
 			}));
 
 			await runner.runSchematic("cli-config", {}, tree);
 
 			const content = JSON.parse(tree.readContent(mcpFilePath));
-			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] });
+			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] });
 			expect(content.servers["igniteui-theming"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-theming", "igniteui-theming-mcp"] });
 		});
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
 			await runner.runSchematic("cli-config", {}, tree);
 
 			const content = JSON.parse(tree.readContent(mcpFilePath));
-			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] });
+			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] });
 			expect(content.servers["igniteui-theming"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-theming", "igniteui-theming-mcp"] });
 		});
 
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
 			const existing = {
 				servers: {
 					"angular-cli": { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "@angular/cli", "mcp"] },
-					"igniteui-cli": { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] },
+					"igniteui-cli": { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] },
 					"igniteui-theming": { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-theming", "igniteui-theming-mcp"] }
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/packages/ng-schematics/src/ng-new/index_spec.ts b/packages/ng-schematics/src/ng-new/index_spec.ts
index 567ba4066..26eb4fb04 100644
--- a/packages/ng-schematics/src/ng-new/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ng-schematics/src/ng-new/index_spec.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe("Schematics ng-new", () => {
 
 			expect(e.exists(mcpFilePath)).toBeTruthy();
 			const content = JSON.parse(e.readContent(mcpFilePath));
-			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] });
+			expect(content.servers["igniteui-cli"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] });
 			expect(content.servers["igniteui-theming"]).toEqual({ command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-theming", "igniteui-theming-mcp"] });
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/spec/unit/ai-config-spec.ts b/spec/unit/ai-config-spec.ts
index c3bddebfe..71b17e87d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/ai-config-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/unit/ai-config-spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as aiConfig  from "../../packages/cli/lib/commands/ai-config";
 
 const IGNITEUI_SERVER_KEY = "igniteui-cli";
 const IGNITEUI_THEMING_SERVER_KEY = "igniteui-theming";
-const igniteuiServer = { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli@next", "mcp"] };
+const igniteuiServer = { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-cli", "mcp"] };
 const igniteuiThemingServer = { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "igniteui-theming", "igniteui-theming-mcp"] };
 
 function createMockFs(existingContent?: string): IFileSystem {