renovate.json5

{
  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
  "extends": [
    "config:recommended",
    ":disableDependencyDashboard" // not have a GitHub issue listing the open updates
  ],
  "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
  "automergeSchedule": [ "before 5:30am every weekday",
        "after 7pm every weekday"], // branches are created, but not merged outside this schedule. Not in working hours because of rebases
  "lockFileMaintenance": {
    "enabled": true,
    "automerge": true
  },
  "ignoreDeps": [],
  "packageRules": [
    {
      // version incompatibility with vue-tsc, see: https://github.com/vuejs/language-tools/pull/5020
      "matchPackageNames": ["typescript"],
      "allowedVersions": "<5.7"
    },
    {
      "groupName": "all non-major frontend dependencies",
      "matchPaths": [
        "frontend/**"
      ],
      "matchUpdateTypes": [
        "minor",
        "patch",
        "patch",
        "pin",
        "pinDigest",
        "digest"
      ],
      "labels": [
        "frontend-updates"
      ],
      "platformAutomerge": false, // this would require more repository setup; also it interferes with automergeSchedule
      "automergeType": "pr"
    },
    {
      "groupName": "all non-major backend dependencies",
      "matchPaths": [
        "backend/**"
      ],
      "matchUpdateTypes": [
        "minor",
        "patch",
        "patch",
        "pin",
        "pinDigest",
        "digest"
      ],
      "labels": [
        "backend-updates"
      ],
      "platformAutomerge": false, // this would require more repository setup; also it interferes with automergeSchedule
      "automergeType": "pr"
    }
  ]
}