renovate: Use weekly schedule instead of minimumReleaseAge

[jeckersb]

The minimumReleaseAge approach delays PRs but doesn't reduce their count -
if a package releases daily, we still get daily PRs, just 7 days late.

Switch to a schedule-based approach: all dependencies (except bcvk) are
updated only on Sundays (UTC). When Sunday arrives, Renovate proposes the
latest version available, skipping all intermediate releases from the week.

bcvk is excluded from the schedule and continues to update immediately.

Assisted-by: OpenCode (claude-opus-4-5@20251101)
Signed-off-by: John Eckersberg jeckersb@redhat.com

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request refactors the Renovate configuration to significantly reduce the volume of dependency update pull requests. By transitioning from a minimumReleaseAge delay to a weekly update schedule for most packages, it aims to consolidate updates and prevent excessive PR churn, while maintaining immediate updates for critical exceptions like bcvk.

Highlights

• Dependency Update Strategy: Switched Renovate's dependency update mechanism from using minimumReleaseAge to a schedule-based approach.
• Reduced PR Churn: Most dependencies will now be updated only once a week, on Sundays (UTC), consolidating multiple updates into a single pull request and skipping intermediate releases.
• bcvk Exception: The bcvk package is explicitly excluded from the weekly schedule and will continue to receive immediate updates.

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Changelog

• renovate-shared-config.json
  • Replaced the global minimumReleaseAge: "7 days" rule with a new rule that schedules updates weekly on Sundays (UTC).
  • Modified the bcvk exception to use a negated matchPackageNames regex (!/^bcvk$/) within the new weekly schedule rule, ensuring it bypasses the schedule and updates immediately.
  • Updated inline comments to clarify the new scheduling logic and its benefits in reducing PR noise.

Activity

• The author jeckersb initiated this pull request to change Renovate's update strategy.
• The PR description indicates assistance from OpenCode (claude-opus-4-5@20251101).
• The commit is signed off by John Eckersberg <jeckersb@redhat.com>.
• The core change involves modifying renovate-shared-config.json to implement the new scheduling.

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Code Review

This pull request refactors the Renovate configuration to reduce pull request churn by switching from a minimumReleaseAge strategy to a weekly schedule. This is a positive change, as it will consolidate multiple updates from a single week into one pull request. The implementation correctly uses a single rule with a schedule and a negated matchPackageNames to exclude the bcvk package, which will continue to update immediately. This new approach is more concise and maintainable than the previous two-rule system. The change is well-implemented and I have no suggestions for improvement.

[gursewak1997]

lgtm