chore: tighten renovate config and add comments#38558
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- Remove :automergeMinor preset and devDependencies automerge rule; automerge is now limited to @edx/@openedx scoped packages plus linters/testers from the existing presets - Add rebaseWhen: 'never' to stop Renovate from auto-rebasing PRs - Add minimumReleaseAge: '3 days' to allow time for early bugs and supply chain attacks to be detected before opening PRs - Add inline comments explaining each setting Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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May 6, 2026
| 'config:recommended', | ||
| 'schedule:weekly', | ||
| ':automergeLinters', | ||
| ':automergeMinor', |
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Motivation
Renovate was generating a lot of PR churn — constantly rebasing open PRs and automerging 3rd party dependency updates without review. This created two problems:
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rebaseWhen: 'never'— stops Renovate from auto-rebasing PRs; humans decide when to rebaseminimumReleaseAge: '3 days'— adds a buffer between a package release and Renovate opening a PR, giving the community time to detect malicious or broken releases@edx/@openedxscopes — removes the broaddevDependenciesautomerge rule and the:automergeMinorpreset; 3rd party packages now require human review before merging. Linters and testers (via:automergeLinters/:automergeTesters) remain automerged as they are low-risk.