chore(renovate): fewer PRs to hotfix branches
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Current evaluation
Merged in canonical/starbase#237 via afb80d1, limiting Renovate hotfix-branch PRs to non-development patch updates.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #237 was approved and merged as commit afb80d1, changing Renovate routing so hotfix branches receive only non-development patch updates.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
Renovate should only PR to hotfix branches for non-dev patch updates.
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- [ ] Have you successfully run `tox`?
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
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| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged in canonical/starbase#237 via afb80d1, limiting Renovate hotfix-branch PRs to non-development patch updates. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged in canonical/starbase#237, restricting Renovate hotfix-branch PRs to non-development patch updates (+8/-2). | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged a configuration update to restrict Renovate from generating pull requests to hotfix branches for non-development patch updates. Approved by one reviewer, passed CI, and applied with an eight-line change. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged a maintainer configuration update to limit Renovate pull requests to hotfix branches for non-development patch updates only. This streamlines dependency management by reducing unnecessary hotfix notifications. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
canonical/starbase#213
(confidence 85%)
Earlier issue concerning Renovate patch updates targeting hotfix branches.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #213 Enable renovate for patch releases on hotfix branches | starbase | closed | Hotfix patch-only Renovate updates landed in canonical/starbase#232 (f972745) and were refined by #237 (afb80d1); earlier PR #230 closed unmerged. | |
| #161 fix(renovate): disable major/minor updates on hotfix branches | starflow | merged | PR #161 merged into canonical/starflow, adding a Renovate package rule that blocks major/minor dependency updates on hotfix branches while keeping patch, pin and digest updates enabled. Config-only, all CI green apart from a conventional-commit title check. | |
| #268 ci: update renovate from starbase | craft-cli | merged | Merged PR #268 as commit 385785d, importing the Renovate updates from canonical/starbase#232. | |
| #231 ci: fix renovate checker workflow | starbase | closed | Closed unmerged after inactivity; its Renovate config/workflow update was superseded by merged PR canonical/starbase#232 in commit f972745. | |
| #63 chore: fix renovate branching | starflow | closed | Renovate's work/ branch workaround was closed unmerged after maintainers chose dedicated permissions for renovate/* branches instead. | |
| #230 ci(renovate): enable hotfix branch patch updates | starbase | closed | Closed unmerged after 777 days; equivalent Renovate hotfix-branch configuration landed via #232 (f972745), then refined by #237 (afb80d1). | |
| #74 fix(renovate): make renovate quieter on hotfix branches | starflow | merged | Merged PR #74 in commit bc12565, restricting Renovate dependency updates to main because $default also matched hotfix branches. | |
| #1063 chore(deps): update patch updates | charmcraft | closed | Renovate PR #1063 was closed unmerged after 70 days without CI or review; its proposed patch dependency batch was not integrated. | |
| #395 ci(renovate): allow more branches and PRs | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #395 as c9ba62b, raising Renovate branch concurrency to 20 so existing branches no longer block new dependency PRs. | |
| #236 The new renovate template is trying to make major updates even on hotfix branches | starbase | closed | Fixed via canonical/starflow#161: Renovate now limits hotfix branches to patch, pin, and digest updates while disabling major and minor upgrades. canonical/starbase#237 also adjusted the template. |