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Dependabot auto-merge should not apply to minor release updates
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Description
On main, Dependabot is configured to mark upgrades to automatically merge so long as the build passes.
However, situations like https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/51032 and https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/issues/19715 are an hint that auto-merging minor release updates can be risky and ultimately unneeded.
We should configure the auto-merge support to only do this for maintenance release updates.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the auto-merge configuration on main and reviewing how Dependabot release updates are classified. Done means maintenance release updates can still auto-merge after a passing build, while minor release updates do not.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions
- Domain
- ci-cd
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100