renovate.json: automerge minor, patch, digest and pin updates with a merge commit (automergeStrategy: merge-commit), only for releases at least 3 days old (minimumReleaseAge). Major updates stay manual.
AGENTS.md and README document that the develop merge allowlist also admits the renovate bot.
Renovate asks Gitea to merge once checks succeed, so this relies on develop requiring the required check.
Before merging
Add the renovate user to the develop merge allowlist in branch protection.
Checks
renovate-config-validator --strict passes on renovate.json as a repository config.
## Summary
- `renovate.json`: automerge `minor`, `patch`, `digest` and `pin` updates with a merge commit (`automergeStrategy: merge-commit`), only for releases at least 3 days old (`minimumReleaseAge`). Major updates stay manual.
- AGENTS.md and README document that the `develop` merge allowlist also admits the `renovate` bot.
Renovate asks Gitea to merge once checks succeed, so this relies on `develop` requiring the `required` check.
## Before merging
- [ ] Add the `renovate` user to the `develop` merge allowlist in branch protection.
## Checks
- `renovate-config-validator --strict` passes on `renovate.json` as a repository config.
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Renovate merges these updates with a merge commit once the required
check passes, three days after their release. Major updates stay manual.
The develop merge allowlist admits the renovate bot for this.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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merged commit f5d592ea5e into develop2026-10-19 14:52:18 +02:00
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Summary
renovate.json: automergeminor,patch,digestandpinupdates with a merge commit (automergeStrategy: merge-commit), only for releases at least 3 days old (minimumReleaseAge). Major updates stay manual.developmerge allowlist also admits therenovatebot.Renovate asks Gitea to merge once checks succeed, so this relies on
developrequiring therequiredcheck.Before merging
renovateuser to thedevelopmerge allowlist in branch protection.Checks
renovate-config-validator --strictpasses onrenovate.jsonas a repository config.🤖 Generated with Claude Code