diff --git a/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
index 606d0d3ba..298345927 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 1.26.3-WIP
+
 ## 1.26.2
 
 * Graduate native assets from experiment to preview.
diff --git a/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml
index a62ae0e2f..3edd5a889 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: test
-version: 1.26.2
+version: 1.26.3-WIP
 description: >-
   A full featured library for writing and running Dart tests across platforms.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/test/tree/master/pkgs/test
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ dependencies:
   stream_channel: ^2.1.0
 
   # Use an exact version until the test_api and test_core package are stable.
-  test_api: 0.7.6
-  test_core: 0.6.11
+  test_api: 0.7.7-WIP
+  test_core: 0.6.12-WIP
 
   typed_data: ^1.3.0
   web_socket_channel: '>=2.0.0 <4.0.0'
diff --git a/pkgs/test_api/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/test_api/CHANGELOG.md
index ac26b156d..8687263d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/test_api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 0.7.7-WIP
+
 ## 0.7.6
 
 * Fix an assertion failure when using `setUpAll` or `tearDownAll` and running
diff --git a/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/declarer.dart b/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/declarer.dart
index 4e9818d1e..52d05b9f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/declarer.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/declarer.dart
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ class Declarer {
   /// Runs [body] with this declarer as [Declarer.current].
   ///
   /// Returns the return value of [body].
-  T declare<T>(T Function() body) =>
-      runZoned(body, zoneValues: {#test.declarer: this});
+  T declare<T>(T Function() body, {Map<Object?, Object?>? zoneValues}) =>
+      runZoned(body, zoneValues: {#test.declarer: this, ...?zoneValues});
 
   /// Defines a test case with the given name and body.
   void test(String name, dynamic Function() body,
diff --git a/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/remote_listener.dart b/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/remote_listener.dart
index 757720904..d2baac8a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/remote_listener.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test_api/lib/src/backend/remote_listener.dart
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ final class RemoteListener {
           await beforeLoad(suiteChannelManager.connectOut);
         }
 
-        await declarer.declare(main);
+        await declarer.declare(main,
+            zoneValues: {#test.platformChannel: controller.foreign});
 
         var suite = Suite(
           declarer.build(),
diff --git a/pkgs/test_api/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/test_api/pubspec.yaml
index 47403c705..3b65f6193 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_api/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/test_api/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: test_api
-version: 0.7.6
+version: 0.7.7-WIP
 description: >-
   The user facing API for structuring Dart tests and checking expectations.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/test/tree/master/pkgs/test_api
diff --git a/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md
index 8029c3fe2..193d8c9cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/test_core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 0.6.12-WIP
+
 ## 0.6.11
 
 * Graduate native assets from experiment to preview.
diff --git a/pkgs/test_core/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/test_core/pubspec.yaml
index 78cc8ea24..af02b93a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/test_core/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/test_core/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: test_core
-version: 0.6.11
+version: 0.6.12-WIP
 description: A basic library for writing tests and running them on the VM.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/test/tree/master/pkgs/test_core
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/dart-lang/test/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Apackage%3Atest
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies:
   stack_trace: ^1.10.0
   stream_channel: ^2.1.0
   # Use an exact version until the test_api package is stable.
-  test_api: 0.7.6
+  test_api: 0.7.7-WIP
   vm_service: '>=6.0.0 <16.0.0'
   yaml: ^3.0.0