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Why

Moving dependency automation from Dependabot to Renovate. Renovate groups non-major bumps into a single PR (far less noise than Dependabot's one-PR-per-dependency), waits a stability cooldown before opening PRs, and gives us a cleaner config to standardize on.

What

  • Replace .github/dependabot.yml with .github/renovate.json.
  • Config: config:recommended, weekly schedule, all non-major updates grouped into a single PR, semantic fix: commits with scope disabled, and a 24h minimumReleaseAge so freshly published versions settle before we get a PR.
  • GitHub Actions bumps are grouped into their own PR.
  • Carried over the one Dependabot-specific rule: @types/node stays off major bumps so it tracks the supported Node engine.

Notes

  • Renovate runs via the org-level GitHub App; the app needs markfluence in scope to start opening PRs. Handled separately.
  • No release impact: publishing fires on v* tags, not commit type, so fix: dependency bumps won't auto-trigger npm releases.

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The PR removes the existing .github/dependabot.yml configuration and replaces it with .github/renovate.json. The new Renovate config extends config:recommended, applies a weekly schedule, sets minimumReleaseAge to 24 hours, groups non-major updates, groups all GitHub Actions updates into a single PR, and disables major-version bumps for @types/node.

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Dependabot → Renovate Migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Renovate config replacing Dependabot
.github/renovate.json, .github/dependabot.yml
Removes the Dependabot YAML (npm weekly schedule, GitHub Actions weekly schedule, @types/node major ignore rule) and adds a Renovate JSON config with equivalent weekly scheduling, semantic commit defaults, 24-hour minimumReleaseAge, GitHub Actions group rule, and a package rule disabling @types/node major updates.

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Possibly related PRs

  • pilat/markfluence#1: Originally introduced the .github/dependabot.yml for npm and GitHub Actions updates that this PR removes in favor of Renovate.

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🐇 Hop hop, the rabbit hops along,
Dependabot's gone, but fear not the song!
Renovate arrives with its JSON in tow,
Weekly schedules and groups all aglow.
Same rules, new tool — the deps still flow! 🌱

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In @.github/renovate.json:
- Around line 1-24: The `minimumReleaseAge` property in the renovate
configuration is currently set to `"24 hours"`, but Renovate's documented format
convention requires human-readable duration strings like `"1 day"`, `"3 days"`,
etc. Change the `minimumReleaseAge` value from `"24 hours"` to `"1 day"` to
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@pilat pilat self-assigned this Jun 21, 2026
@pilat pilat merged commit 068256b into main Jun 21, 2026
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