try out gatsbyjs#23411

renovate.json5

@@ -1,28 +1,12 @@
 
 {
-  extends: [
-    // START subset of config:base
-    ":separateMajorReleases",
-    // We have explicit separate rules for minor and patches - this setting seemed to cause problems
-    // ":combinePatchMinorReleases",
-    ":ignoreUnstable",
-    ":prImmediately",
-    ":semanticPrefixFixDepsChoreOthers",
-    ":updateNotScheduled",
-    ":automergeDisabled",
-    ":ignoreModulesAndTests",
-    ":maintainLockFilesDisabled",
-    // this was setting rangeStrategy
-    //":autodetectPinVersions",
-    // this was not doing anything as we have different override for prHourlyLimit
-    // ":prHourlyLimit2",
-    ":prConcurrentLimit10",
-    // We have our own groups - this might mess with this config?
-    // "group:monorepos",
-    // "group:recommended",
-    "helpers:disableTypesNodeMajor",
-    // END subset of config:base
-    ":disablePeerDependencies"
+  extends: ["config:base", ":disablePeerDependencies"],
+  includePaths: [
+    "package.json",
+    "packages/**",
+    "www/package.json",
+    "starters/**",
+    "examples/**",
   ],
   major: {
     masterIssueApproval: true,
@@ -35,15 +19,22 @@
   semanticCommitScope: null,
   prHourlyLimit: 0,
   packageRules: [
+    // these rules define group names
+    {
+      groupName: "packages",
+      paths: ["package.json", "packages/**"],
+    },
+    {
+      groupName: "www",
+      paths: ["www/package.json"],
+    },
+    {
+      groupName: "starters and examples",
+      paths: ["starters/**", "examples/**"],
+    },
+    // these rules define dependencies that we have special handling for
     {
-      groupName: "minor updates in packages",
       updateTypes: ["minor"],
-      paths: [
-          "package.json",
-          "packages/**",
-          "www/package.json",
-      ],
-      excludePackagePatterns: ["^@types"],
       excludePackageNames: [
         // below is list of packages that use 0.X version range, any minor bump there can contain breaking changes, so we just ignore minor bumps for those packages and will need to bump them manually
         "@reach/skip-nav",
@@ -75,11 +66,6 @@
       // not grouped
       masterIssueApproval: true,
       updateTypes: ["minor"],
-      paths: [
-          "package.json",
-          "packages/**",
-          "www/package.json",
-      ],
       packageNames: [
         // below is list of packages that use 0.X version range, any minor bump there can contain breaking changes, so we just ignore minor bumps for those packages and will need to bump them manually
         "@reach/skip-nav",
@@ -106,26 +92,15 @@
         "react-docgen",
       ],
     },
-    {
-      groupName: "patch updates in packages",
-      updateTypes: ["patch"],
-      paths: [
-          "package.json",
-          "packages/**",
-          "www/package.json",
-      ],
-    },
     {
       depTypeList: ["engines"],
       enabled: false,
     },
     {
-      groupName: "type updates",
+      groupName: "types",
       packagePatterns: ["^@types"],
-    },
-    {
-      groupName: "updates in starters",
-      paths: ["starters/**"],
+      // only upgrade types with approval as they can break transitives
+      masterIssueApproval: true,
     },
   ],
   timezone: "GMT",