Instead of concentrating gem dep updates right before release, we should set up a trigger to update active branches (perhaps weekly). This will help us get more soak time for new gem deps and reduce change set right before release. We can still do a manual run on FF to make sure we are getting the latest, but having gem updates happening at a regular cadence should reduce that change set. This can likely be accomplished by setting up a workflow dispatch for a schedule. Ideally we can automatically determine the streams to be actively managed. If there is a manual step there we should include updating that schedule in the minor release ticket template.
Instead of concentrating gem dep updates right before release, we should set up a trigger to update active branches (perhaps weekly). This will help us get more soak time for new gem deps and reduce change set right before release. We can still do a manual run on FF to make sure we are getting the latest, but having gem updates happening at a regular cadence should reduce that change set. This can likely be accomplished by setting up a workflow dispatch for a schedule. Ideally we can automatically determine the streams to be actively managed. If there is a manual step there we should include updating that schedule in the minor release ticket template.