diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/default-scm.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/default-scm.spec.ts
index 2ec02871c8d32d..023948fa3dacae 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/default-scm.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/default-scm.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/default-scm', () => {
 
   it('delegate commitAndPush to util/git', async () => {
     git.commitFiles.mockResolvedValueOnce('sha');
-    await defaultGitScm.commitAndPush(partial<CommitFilesConfig>({}));
+    await defaultGitScm.commitAndPush(partial<CommitFilesConfig>());
     expect(git.commitFiles).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.spec.ts
index 583a2c4d62cc1e..242f1b37d2af83 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../../util/git');
 describe('workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands', () => {
   describe('postUpgradeCommandsExecutor', () => {
     it('handles an artifact which is a directory', async () => {
-      const commands: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const commands = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           branchName: 'main',
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/execute-post-upgrade-commands', () =>
             commands: ['disallowed_command'],
           },
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const config: BranchConfig = {
         manager: 'some-manager',
         updatedPackageFiles: [],
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.spec.ts
index 915f2ff92c4f28..ff9b3fac8a1a98 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.spec.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
         branchName: 'renovate/some-branch',
         errors: [],
         warnings: [],
-        upgrades: [partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({ depName: 'some-dep-name' })],
+        upgrades: partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([{ depName: 'some-dep-name' }]),
       } as BranchConfig;
       schedule.isScheduledNow.mockReturnValue(true);
       commit.commitFilesToBranch.mockResolvedValue('123test');
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
     it('skips branch if not stabilityDays not met', async () => {
       schedule.isScheduledNow.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
       config.prCreation = 'not-pending';
-      (config.upgrades as Partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>[]) = [
+      config.upgrades = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           releaseTimestamp: '2099-12-31',
           stabilityDays: 1,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = await branchWorker.processBranch(config);
       expect(res).toEqual({
         branchExists: false,
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
     it('processes branch if minimumConfidence is met', async () => {
       schedule.isScheduledNow.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
       config.prCreation = 'not-pending';
-      (config.upgrades as Partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>[]) = [
+      config.upgrades = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           minimumConfidence: 'high',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       mergeConfidence.isActiveConfidenceLevel.mockReturnValue(true);
       mergeConfidence.satisfiesConfidenceLevel.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
       const res = await branchWorker.processBranch(config);
@@ -1597,15 +1597,14 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
           fileFilters: ['modified_file', 'deleted_file'],
         },
         upgrades: [
-          {
-            ...getConfig(),
+          partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
             depName: 'some-dep-name',
             postUpgradeTasks: {
               executionMode: 'update',
               commands: ['echo {{{versioning}}}', 'disallowed task'],
               fileFilters: ['modified_file', 'deleted_file'],
             },
-          } as BranchUpgradeConfig,
+          }),
         ],
       } as BranchConfig;
       const result = await branchWorker.processBranch(inconfig);
@@ -1705,9 +1704,8 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
             'modified_then_deleted_file',
           ],
         },
-        upgrades: [
+        upgrades: partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
           {
-            ...getConfig(),
             depName: 'some-dep-name-1',
             postUpgradeTasks: {
               executionMode: 'update',
@@ -1719,9 +1717,8 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
                 'modified_then_deleted_file',
               ],
             },
-          } as BranchUpgradeConfig,
+          },
           {
-            ...getConfig(),
             depName: 'some-dep-name-2',
             postUpgradeTasks: {
               executionMode: 'update',
@@ -1733,8 +1730,8 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
                 'modified_then_deleted_file',
               ],
             },
-          } as BranchUpgradeConfig,
-        ],
+          },
+        ]),
       };
 
       const result = await branchWorker.processBranch(inconfig);
@@ -1856,9 +1853,8 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
             'modified_then_deleted_file',
           ],
         },
-        upgrades: [
+        upgrades: partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
           {
-            ...getConfig(),
             depName: 'some-dep-name-1',
             postUpgradeTasks: {
               executionMode: 'branch',
@@ -1870,9 +1866,8 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
                 'modified_then_deleted_file',
               ],
             },
-          } as BranchUpgradeConfig,
+          },
           {
-            ...getConfig(),
             depName: 'some-dep-name-2',
             postUpgradeTasks: {
               executionMode: 'branch',
@@ -1884,8 +1879,8 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/branch/index', () => {
                 'modified_then_deleted_file',
               ],
             },
-          } as BranchUpgradeConfig,
-        ],
+          },
+        ]),
       };
 
       const result = await branchWorker.processBranch(inconfig);
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table.spec.ts
index 36f2154afbbcd8..e321e930eb5f4f 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { partial } from '../../../../../../test/util';
 import type { BranchConfig, BranchUpgradeConfig } from '../../../../types';
 import { getPrUpdatesTable } from './updates-table';
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table', () => {
   });
 
   it('checks results for getPrUpdatesTable', () => {
-    const upgrade0: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+    const upgrade0 = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
       manager: 'some-manager',
       branchName: 'some-branch',
       prBodyDefinitions: {
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table', () => {
         'Package file': '{{{packageFile}}}',
       },
       updateType: 'lockFileMaintenance',
-    };
+    });
 
-    const upgrade1: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+    const upgrade1 = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
       manager: 'some-manager',
       branchName: 'some-branch',
       prBodyDefinitions: {
@@ -57,9 +58,9 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table', () => {
       newVersion: '1.7.0',
       displayFrom: '^1.7.0',
       displayTo: '1.7.0',
-    };
+    });
 
-    const upgrade2: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+    const upgrade2 = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
       manager: 'some-manager',
       branchName: 'some-branch',
       prBodyDefinitions: {
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/body/updates-table', () => {
       newVersion: '6.2.3',
       displayFrom: '^6.2.3',
       displayTo: '6.2.3',
-    };
+    });
     // TODO #7154 allow or filter undefined
     const upgrade3 = undefined as never;
     const configObj: BranchConfig = {
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/github.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/github.spec.ts
index 7d1e4c746c72e1..84419c7e26ff32 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/github.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/github.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { getChangeLogJSON } from '.';
 
 jest.mock('../../../../../modules/datasource/npm');
 
-const upgrade: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+const upgrade = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
   manager: 'some-manager',
   branchName: '',
   depName: 'renovate',
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const upgrade: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
     { version: '2.4.2', releaseTimestamp: '2017-12-24T03:20:46.238Z' },
     { version: '2.5.2' },
   ],
-};
+});
 
 describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/github', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/github', () => {
         ])
       );
 
-      const upgradeData: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+      const upgradeData = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
         manager: 'some-manager',
         branchName: '',
         depName: 'correctPrefix/target',
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/github', () => {
           { version: '1.0.1', gitRef: '123456' },
           { version: '0.1.1', gitRef: 'npm_1.0.0' },
         ],
-      };
+      });
       expect(
         await getChangeLogJSON({
           ...upgradeData,
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/gitlab.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/gitlab.spec.ts
index 92108071fb819f..5f9828046e31e3 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/gitlab.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/gitlab.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as httpMock from '../../../../../../test/http-mock';
+import { partial } from '../../../../../../test/util';
 import * as semverVersioning from '../../../../../modules/versioning/semver';
 import * as hostRules from '../../../../../util/host-rules';
 import type { BranchUpgradeConfig } from '../../../../types';
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ import { getChangeLogJSON } from '.';
 
 jest.mock('../../../../../modules/datasource/npm');
 
-const upgrade: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+const upgrade = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
   manager: 'some-manager',
   branchName: '',
   endpoint: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/ ',
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ const upgrade: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
     { version: '5.6.0', releaseTimestamp: '2020-02-13T15:37:00.000Z' },
     { version: '5.6.1' },
   ],
-};
+});
 
 const matchHost = 'https://gitlab.com/';
 
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/index.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/index.spec.ts
index c99c2f0e877a06..51748a88e5aaf0 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/index.spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const githubApiHost = 'https://api.github.com';
 const githubTagsMock = jest.spyOn(githubGraphql, 'queryTags');
 const githubReleasesMock = jest.spyOn(githubGraphql, 'queryReleases');
 
-const upgrade: BranchConfig = partial<BranchConfig>({
+const upgrade = partial<BranchConfig>({
   endpoint: 'https://api.github.com/',
   depName: 'renovate',
   versioning: semverVersioning.id,
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes.spec.ts
index 25ccfaccf02142..9810c7dba4ad97 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes.spec.ts
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
     it('returns input if invalid', async () => {
       const input = { a: 1 };
       expect(
-        await addReleaseNotes(input as never, {} as BranchUpgradeConfig)
+        await addReleaseNotes(input as never, partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>())
       ).toEqual(input);
-      expect(await addReleaseNotes(null, {} as BranchUpgradeConfig)).toBeNull();
       expect(
-        await addReleaseNotes({ versions: [] }, {} as BranchUpgradeConfig)
-      ).toStrictEqual({
-        versions: [],
-      });
+        await addReleaseNotes(null, partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>())
+      ).toBeNull();
+      expect(
+        await addReleaseNotes({ versions: [] }, partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>())
+      ).toStrictEqual({ versions: [] });
     });
 
     it('returns ChangeLogResult', async () => {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
         versions: [{ version: '3.10.0', compare: { url: '' } }],
       };
       expect(
-        await addReleaseNotes(input as never, {} as BranchUpgradeConfig)
+        await addReleaseNotes(input as never, partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>())
       ).toEqual({
         a: 1,
         hasReleaseNotes: false,
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           }),
         ],
       } as ChangeLogResult;
-      expect(await addReleaseNotes(input, {} as BranchUpgradeConfig)).toEqual({
+      expect(
+        await addReleaseNotes(input, partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>())
+      ).toEqual({
         a: 1,
         hasReleaseNotes: false,
         project: {
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.0',
           gitRef: '1.0.0',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toBeNull();
     });
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body [#123](https://github.com/some/other-repository/issues/123), [#124](https://github.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)\n',
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: '',
@@ -447,7 +449,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body\n',
@@ -489,7 +491,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body\n',
@@ -531,7 +533,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toBeNull();
     });
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body [#123](https://github.com/some/other-repository/issues/123), [#124](https://github.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)\n',
@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body [#123](https://github.com/some/other-repository/issues/123), [#124](https://github.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)\n',
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body [#123](https://github.com/some/other-repository/issues/123), [#124](https://github.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)\n',
@@ -697,7 +699,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body [#123](https://github.com/some/other-repository/issues/123), [#124](https://github.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)\n',
@@ -735,7 +737,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body #123, [#124](https://gitlab.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)',
@@ -772,7 +774,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body #123, [#124](https://gitlab.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)',
@@ -809,7 +811,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.1',
           gitRef: '1.0.1',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         body: 'some body #123, [#124](https://gitlab.com/some/yet-other-repository/issues/124)',
@@ -876,7 +878,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.0',
           gitRef: '1.0.0',
         }),
-        {} as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>()
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         url: 'correct/url/tag.com',
@@ -910,7 +912,9 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/changelog/release-notes', () => {
           version: '1.0.0',
           gitRef: '1.0.0',
         }),
-        { extractVersion: 'app-(?<version>[0-9.]*)' } as BranchUpgradeConfig
+        partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
+          extractVersion: 'app-(?<version>[0-9.]*)',
+        })
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({
         url: 'correct/url/tag.com',
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/index.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/index.spec.ts
index 72abd9f414a45e..425bc8d3bd6232 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
-import { git, logger, mocked, platform, scm } from '../../../../../test/util';
+import {
+  git,
+  logger,
+  mocked,
+  partial,
+  platform,
+  scm,
+} from '../../../../../test/util';
 import { GlobalConfig } from '../../../../config/global';
 import {
   PLATFORM_INTEGRATION_UNAUTHORIZED,
@@ -620,7 +627,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/index', () => {
         date: '',
       };
 
-      const dummyUpgrade: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+      const dummyUpgrade = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
         branchName: sourceBranch,
         depType: 'foo',
         depName: 'bar',
@@ -642,7 +649,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/index', () => {
             { ...dummyRelease, version: '4.5.6' },
           ],
         },
-      };
+      });
 
       it('processes changelogs', async () => {
         platform.createPr.mockResolvedValueOnce(pr);
@@ -695,11 +702,11 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/index', () => {
       it('removes duplicate changelogs', async () => {
         platform.createPr.mockResolvedValueOnce(pr);
 
-        const upgrade: BranchUpgradeConfig = {
+        const upgrade = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>({
           ...dummyUpgrade,
           sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/foo/bar',
           sourceDirectory: '/src',
-        };
+        });
         const res = await ensurePr({
           ...config,
           upgrades: [upgrade, upgrade, { ...upgrade, depType: 'test' }],
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts
index d5f409246cc65d..2f436d4bf62d8a 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { codeBlock } from 'common-tags';
-import { getConfig } from '../../../../test/util';
+import { getConfig, partial } from '../../../../test/util';
 import type { RenovateConfig, UpdateType } from '../../../config/types';
 import { NpmDatasource } from '../../../modules/datasource/npm';
 import type { BranchUpgradeConfig } from '../../types';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
   describe('generateBranchConfig()', () => {
     it('does not group single upgrade', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
             foo: 2,
           },
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.foo).toBe(1);
       expect(res.groupName).toBeUndefined();
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('handles lockFileMaintenance', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           branchName: 'some-branch',
           prTitle: 'some-title',
           isLockFileMaintenance: true,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot({
         branchName: 'some-branch',
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('handles lockFileUpdate', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           branchName: 'some-branch',
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           newValue: '^1.0.0',
           newVersion: '1.0.1',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res).toMatchSnapshot({
         branchName: 'some-branch',
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('does not group same upgrades', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
             foo: 2,
           },
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.foo).toBe(1);
       expect(res.groupName).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('groups multiple upgrades same version', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-06T20:01:41+00:00',
           automerge: false,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.foo).toBe(2);
       expect(res.groupName).toBeDefined();
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('groups major updates with different versions but same newValue, no recreateClosed', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           isMajor: true,
           newMajor: 5,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.groupName).toBeDefined();
       expect(res.recreateClosed).toBeFalsy();
     });
 
     it('groups multiple digest updates immortally', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           newDigest: 'sha256:abcdef987654321',
           isDigest: true,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.groupName).toBeDefined();
       expect(res.recreateClosed).toBeTrue();
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('groups multiple upgrades different version', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'depB',
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           updateType: 'minor',
           separateMinorPatch: true,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res).toMatchObject({
         foo: 2,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('groups multiple upgrades different version but same value', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'depB',
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           },
           releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.foo).toBe(2);
       expect(res.singleVersion).toBeUndefined();
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('groups multiple upgrades different value but same version', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'depB',
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           },
           releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.foo).toBe(2);
       expect(res.singleVersion).toBeUndefined();
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('groups multiple digest updates', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'foo/bar',
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
             foo: 2,
           },
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.foo).toBe(2);
       expect(res.singleVersion).toBeUndefined();
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('fixes different messages', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'depA',
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           },
           releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.foo).toBe(1);
       expect(res.groupName).toBeUndefined();
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('use prettyVersion in pr title when there is a v', () => {
+      // TODO #7154 incompatible types
       const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
         {
           ...defaultConfig,
@@ -719,6 +720,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('use prettyVersion in pr title there is no v', () => {
+      // TODO #7154 incompatible types
       const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
         {
           ...defaultConfig,
@@ -745,6 +747,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('use newMajor in pr title with v', () => {
+      // TODO #7154 incompatible types
       const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
         {
           ...defaultConfig,
@@ -769,6 +772,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('Default commitMessageExtra pr title', () => {
+      // TODO #7154 incompatible types
       const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
         {
           ...defaultConfig,
@@ -828,7 +832,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('handles @types specially', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           commitBodyTable: true,
@@ -865,7 +869,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           newValue: '1.0.0',
           group: {},
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.recreateClosed).toBeFalse();
       expect(res.groupName).toBeUndefined();
@@ -893,7 +897,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('handles @types specially (reversed)', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -926,7 +930,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           labels: ['a'],
           group: {},
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       expect(generateBranchConfig(branch)).toMatchSnapshot({
         upgrades: [
           {
@@ -1008,7 +1012,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('combines prBodyColumns', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           branchName: 'some-branch',
@@ -1019,13 +1023,13 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           branchName: 'some-branch',
           prBodyColumns: ['column-c', 'column-b', 'column-a'],
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.prBodyColumns).toEqual(['column-a', 'column-b', 'column-c']);
     });
 
     it('sorts upgrades, without position first', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep1',
@@ -1058,7 +1062,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           newValue: '0.6.0',
           fileReplacePosition: undefined,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(
         res.upgrades.map((upgrade) => upgrade.fileReplacePosition)
@@ -1066,7 +1070,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('passes through pendingChecks', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -1083,14 +1087,14 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           prTitle: 'some-title',
           pendingChecks: true,
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.pendingChecks).toBeTrue();
       expect(res.upgrades).toHaveLength(2);
     });
 
     it('filters pendingChecks', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -1106,14 +1110,14 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           branchName: 'some-branch',
           prTitle: 'some-title',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.pendingChecks).toBeUndefined();
       expect(res.upgrades).toHaveLength(1);
     });
 
     it('displays pending versions', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep',
@@ -1137,7 +1141,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           prTitle: 'Two pending versions',
           pendingVersions: ['1.1.0', '1.1.1'],
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.upgrades.map((u) => u.displayPending)).toStrictEqual([
         '',
@@ -1147,7 +1151,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('merge excludeCommitPaths if appears in upgrade', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           depName: 'some-dep1',
@@ -1171,7 +1175,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           newValue: '0.9.0',
           excludeCommitPaths: ['some/path', 'some/other-manager/path'],
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       const excludeCommitPaths = res.excludeCommitPaths ?? [];
       expect(excludeCommitPaths.sort()).toStrictEqual(
@@ -1203,19 +1207,20 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('prevents issue with duplicating "v" character', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           branchName: 'some-branch',
           commitMessage: 'update to vv1.2.0',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.prTitle).toBe('update to v1.2.0');
       expect(res.commitMessage).toBe('update to v1.2.0');
     });
 
     it('apply semanticCommits and commitMessagePrefix together', () => {
+      // TODO #7154 incompatible types
       const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
         {
           ...defaultConfig,
@@ -1236,7 +1241,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('dedupes duplicate table rows', () => {
-      const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
+      const branch = partial<BranchUpgradeConfig>([
         {
           commitBodyTable: true,
           manager: 'some-manager',
@@ -1281,7 +1286,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
           currentVersion: '5.1.1',
           newVersion: '5.1.2',
         },
-      ];
+      ]);
       const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
       expect(res.commitMessage?.trim()).toBe(codeBlock`
         | datasource | package     | from  | to    |
@@ -1299,6 +1304,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
     });
 
     it('using commitMessagePrefix without separator', () => {
+      // TODO #7154 incompatible types
       const branch: BranchUpgradeConfig[] = [
         {
           ...defaultConfig,