chore(ci): enable Dependabot version updates#4000
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Adds .github/dependabot.yml covering npm, cargo, github-actions, and docker. Weekly Mon staggered (08/09/10 UTC), aggressive L3 grouping collapsed to one PR per ecosystem with two carve-outs: - npm: bulk + @dfinity/* (IC-coupled release cadence) - cargo: bulk + pocket-ic (replica-coupled) Majors ignored — manual upgrade path. CODEOWNERS auto-requests reviews from @dfinity/identity. Commit prefix matches repo convention. Complements the toolchain workflow (#3998); this catches library drift before it becomes a security alert.
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Pull request overview
This PR introduces a new .github/dependabot.yml so the repository gets regular (non-security) dependency update PRs across key ecosystems, reducing drift and catching issues earlier.
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- Adds Dependabot version-update configuration for Cargo, npm, GitHub Actions, and Docker.
- Sets weekly schedules (Mon) with grouping and carve-outs (
pocket-ic,@dfinity/*) and ignores semver-major updates. - Applies consistent commit-message prefixes (
chore(deps)/chore(deps-dev)).
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Can we factor out the common stuff like PR prefix?
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Not really. The dependabot yaml parser rejects things like anchors/aliases, shared defaults blocks etc.. dependabot/dependabot-core#1582. There are workarounds with scripts etc.. but seems too dirty to me for this.
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Problem
The repo runs Dependabot security updates (reactive, vulnerability-triggered) but has no
dependabot.yml, so version updates never fire. Deps drift forward silently and only surface once they become security issues — exactly whatupdate-deps.yml(#3998) does for the toolchain, but for libraries.Changes
.github/dependabot.ymlcovering 4 ecosystems (npm, cargo, github-actions, docker).@dfinity/*tied to IC release cadence).pocket-iccarve-out (replica-coupled).@dfinity/identity.chore(deps)/chore(deps-dev)to match repo convention.No auto-merge — every Dependabot PR gets human eyes on diff and CI before landing.
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