renovate: add update-soak windows; majors never automerge - #6
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Auto-merge previously fired the instant CI was green with zero minimumReleaseAge, so a yanked or hotfixed release could land unattended. Add soak windows: patch/digest 2 days (still automerge), minor 5 days, major 7 days. Split the combined minor+major rule so majors get an explicit automerge:false — a major is always human-reviewed regardless of CI. Update README's contract section to match.
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Two behavior changes on top of the soak windows: - internalChecksFilter:none — Renovate's default (strict) suppresses a PR while the release is still within minimumReleaseAge, hiding it during the soak. With 'none' the PR is created immediately (pending stability check), so every update is visible and a human can manually merge early (e.g. a hotfix); the soak only gates AUTOMERGE. Also dropped the Monday schedule from minor/major so PRs aren't batched. - Minor updates now automerge after a 5-day soak + green CI (was manual). Contract updated: minor automerge raises the CI bar (runtime tests, not just build+lint); repos can override to disable. Added a Major-bump SOP section. Majors stay manual.
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…r 5d Mirrors the org-preset update (jellyrock/.github#6): - internalChecksFilter:none so soaking PRs are created immediately and a hotfix can be merged manually early; the soak only gates automerge. - minor + patch/digest automerge after their soak + green CI. JellyRock's CI (on-device unit tests + RTA) clears the raised bar for minor automerge. sgRouter carve-out stays no-automerge.
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What
Adds update-soak windows to the org Renovate preset, makes PRs visible immediately while they soak, and tightens automerge by update type.
minimumReleaseAge)Why
Auto-merge previously fired the instant CI went green with zero minimum-release-age, so a yanked or hotfixed release could land unattended on
mainof any repo extending this default. A short soak lets the ecosystem surface a bad release before it merges, without stalling routine patches.Behavior details
internalChecksFilter: "none"— Renovate's default (strict) suppresses a PR while the release is still withinminimumReleaseAge, hiding it during the soak. Withnone, the PR is created immediately (with a pendingrenovate/stability-dayscheck), so every update is visible and a human can manually merge early (e.g. a hotfix). The soak only gates automerge. Dropped the Mondayschedulefrom minor/major so PRs aren't batched.Notes
renovate.jsonshort-term so it's covered before this preset propagates; that local duplicate will be removed once this is live.