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fix(dependabot): use fix prefix for commit messages#118

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Summary

  • Change dependabot commit message prefix from the default chore to fix
  • This ensures release-please creates patch releases for dependency updates, which were previously skipped because chore commits don't trigger version bumps

Test plan

  • Verify next dependabot PR uses fix(deps): prefix in commit message
  • Verify release-please picks up the dependency update and creates a release PR

Change dependabot commit message prefix from the default "chore" to
"fix" so that release-please creates patch releases for dependency
updates.
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@derrix060 derrix060 merged commit 5884540 into main Mar 2, 2026
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Pull request overview

Updates Dependabot configuration so dependency update commits use a fix conventional-commit prefix, aiming to ensure release-please generates patch releases for dependency updates.

Changes:

  • Configure Dependabot commit message prefix to fix for the github-actions ecosystem.

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commit-message:
prefix: "fix"
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PR description/test plan expects Dependabot commits like fix(deps): ..., but with only commit-message.prefix: "fix" Dependabot will typically produce fix: ... (no scope). If you want the (deps) scope, add commit-message.include: "scope" (and optionally prefix-development if you have dev dependency updates in other ecosystems).

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