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Review and improve Dependabot update strategy #895

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@kylymo

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Part of #885Update app's GitHub Apps and automation

Objective

Review and improve the Dependabot update strategy for this pnpm-based repository.

Evidence

  • .github/dependabot.yml uses the npm ecosystem while the project uses pnpm and a committed pnpm-lock.yaml.
  • Patch, minor, and major updates are grouped together into one all-dependencies group.
  • Recent large grouped Dependabot PRs contain more than 40 updates, increasing review and rollback risk.

Scope

  • Validate Dependabot behavior against the pnpm lockfile.
  • Decide whether major updates should be separated from patch/minor updates.
  • Review open Dependabot PRs and stale/duplicated update patterns.
  • Document the chosen grouping and review policy.

Acceptance criteria

  • Dependabot configuration is confirmed compatible with the package manager and lockfile.
  • Major updates have an intentional review strategy.
  • Grouping reduces noise without hiding risky upgrades.
  • The policy is documented in the repository.

Out of scope

Applying a broad dependency upgrade batch in this issue.

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