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ci: also auto-update GitHub Actions via Dependabot #119

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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion .github/dependabot.yml
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# Keep git submodules up to date automatically.
# Keep git submodules and pinned GitHub Actions up to date automatically.
#
# This template embeds the shared `macros` repo as a git submodule. Dependabot's
# `gitsubmodule` updater opens a PR whenever a submodule's default branch
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interval: "weekly"
commit-message:
prefix: "chore(submodule)"

# Also keep pinned GitHub Actions current. Dependabot scans .github/workflows/
# and opens a PR when a newer release of a pinned action is available;
# unversioned @HEAD / @main pins are left untouched.
- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
commit-message:
prefix: "chore(actions)"

@claude claude Bot Jun 20, 2026

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Consider adding a groups key to bundle all action bumps into a single weekly PR rather than one per action. With ~8 pinned actions in .github/workflows/, the initial Dependabot run could open 5+ PRs simultaneously (default open-pull-requests-limit is 5). Grouping keeps the noise down:

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prefix: "chore(actions)"
commit-message:
prefix: "chore(actions)"
groups:
github-actions:
patterns:
- "*"

Not a blocker — just a quality-of-life suggestion.

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