Renovate Config

Shared Renovate preset configuration for repositories managed by ivuorinen. Other repos consume this preset via their Renovate config, so changes here propagate automatically to every repository that extends it.

Usage

Create .github/renovate.json in your repository:

{
  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
  "extends": ["github>ivuorinen/renovate-config"]
}

See Renovate Docs: Shareable Config Presets for more on how shared presets work.

Extends

This preset inherits from the following built-in Renovate presets:

Preset	Description
config:recommended	Renovate's recommended base configuration
:enableVulnerabilityAlerts	Create PRs for known security vulnerabilities
:labels(dependencies)	Add dependencies label to all PRs
:preserveSemverRanges	Keep existing semver range syntax when updating
:semanticCommits	Use conventional commit messages (chore(deps):)
:timezone(Europe/Helsinki)	Schedule evaluation in Europe/Helsinki timezone
docker:enableMajor	Enable major version updates for Docker
helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests	Pin GitHub Actions to full SHA digests
security:minimumReleaseAgeNpm	Require a minimum release age for npm packages
schedule:nonOfficeHours	Run Renovate outside office hours

Key settings

Setting	Value	Description
assigneesFromCodeOwners	true	Assign PRs to CODEOWNERS
automergeStrategy	squash	Squash-merge automerged PRs
commitBody	Signed-off-by: {{{gitAuthor}}}	DCO sign-off in commit body
commitMessageAction	update	Use "update" as the commit action verb
commitMessageExtra	({{currentVersion}} -> {{newVersion}})	Show version range in commits
dependencyDashboardLabels	["no-stale"]	Prevent stale-bot from closing the dashboard
dependencyDashboardOSVVulnerabilitySummary	unresolved	Show unresolved OSV vulnerabilities
dependencyDashboardTitle	Renovate Dashboard	Custom dashboard issue title
onboardingConfigFileName	.github/renovate.json	Default onboarding config path
prHourlyLimit	5	Max 5 PRs created per hour
reviewersFromCodeOwners	true	Request reviews from CODEOWNERS
separateMultipleMajor	true	Create separate PRs for each major version bump

Custom managers

Dockerfile

Extracts versions from ENV variables and FROM lines in Dockerfiles using regex manager.

Patterns matched:

# ENV with inline datasource comment
ENV TOOL_VERSION=1.2.3 # github-releases/owner/repo

# Standard FROM line
FROM node:20-alpine

Regex (applied with matchStringsStrategy: "any"):

ENV [A-Z]+_VERSION=(?<currentValue>.*) # (?<datasource>.*?)/(?<depName>.*?)(\&versioning=(?<versioning>.*))?\s
FROM (?<depName>\S*):(?<currentValue>\S*)

Makefile

Tracks tool versions in Makefiles via # renovate: comments using regex manager.

Files matched: Makefile, *.mk

Pattern matched:

# renovate: datasource=go depName=github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2
GORELEASER_VERSION := v2.14.1

Regex:

#\s*renovate:\s*datasource=(?<datasource>\S+)\s+depName=(?<depName>\S+)\n[A-Z_]+\s*:?=\s*(?<currentValue>v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+\S*)

The datasource and depName are captured from the comment, and currentValue from the variable assignment. Uses semver versioning.

Package rules

Automerge and labeling

Rule	Matches	Effect
Major commit prefix	matchUpdateTypes: ["major"]	chore(deps)!: prefix, type/major label
Automerge non-major	matchUpdateTypes: ["minor", "patch", "digest"]	Automerge via branch strategy
Minor label	matchUpdateTypes: ["minor"]	type/minor label
Patch label	matchUpdateTypes: ["patch"]	type/patch label
Digest label	matchUpdateTypes: ["digest"]	type/digest label

Datasource labels and commit topics

Datasource / Manager	Label	Commit topic
docker	renovate/container	image {{depName}}
helm	renovate/helm	chart {{depName}}
galaxy, galaxy-collection	renovate/ansible	-
terraform-provider	renovate/terraform	-
github-releases, github-tags	renovate/github-release	-
github-actions (manager)	renovate/github-action	scope: actions
pypi	renovate/pip	-

Dependency groups

Related packages are grouped into single PRs:

Group name	Match criteria
devDependencies (non-major)	matchDepTypes: ["devDependencies"], minor/patch only
development tools	matchFileNames: ["Makefile", "**/*.mk"], custom.regex manager
eslint	Package names matching /eslint/
illuminate	Package names matching /illuminate/
phpstan	Package names matching /phpstan/ or /larastan/
semantic-release	Package names matching /semantic-release/
stylelint	Package names matching /stylelint/
tailwind	Package names matching /tailwind/
vite	Package names matching /vite/
vue	Package names matching /vue/

Post-update options

Lock file maintenance after dependency updates:

Option	Description
bundlerConservative	Conservative Bundler updates
composerWithAll	Run composer update with --with-all-dependencies
gomodUpdateImportPaths	Update Go import paths on major updates
npmDedupe	Run npm dedupe after updates
pnpmDedupe	Run pnpm dedupe after updates
yarnDedupeHighest	Run yarn dedupe --strategy highest after updates

Other configuration

Setting	Value	Description
digest.enabled	false	Digest-only updates disabled
git-submodules.enabled	true	Track git submodule updates
pre-commit.enabled	true	Update pre-commit hook versions
ignorePaths	**/*.sops.*, **/.archive/**, **/testdata/**	Skip encrypted, archived, and test fixture files

Validation

Run the pre-commit hooks to validate default.json:

pre-commit run --all-files

This executes:

• pretty-format-json -- ensures consistent JSON formatting
• renovate-config-validator --strict -- Renovate's own config validation
• check-renovate -- JSON Schema validation against renovate-global-schema.json
• Standard checks (trailing whitespace, end-of-file fixer, etc.)

License

MIT