44.179.2

Name: renovate
Author: renovatebot

renovatebot/renovate44.179.2Oct 23, 2026by github-actions[bot]

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Release notes summary

This release focuses on configuration validation fixes, including allowing top-level custom manager config and options that can be used anywhere. It also improves validation messages and fixes gomod handling for modules with an older go directive. No breaking changes are included.

Key Highlights

Allowed top-level custom manager configuration during validation
Ensured options usable anywhere are always allowed
Improved nested and array parent option names in validation messages
Fixed gomod manager handling for modules with an older go directive
Updated renovate-base-image to v13.141.2

Full Release Notes

## [44.179.2](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/compare/44.179.1...44.179.2) (2026-10-23)

### Bug Fixes

* **config/validation:** allow top-level custom manager config ([#47318](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47318)) ([596ab9a](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/596ab9a167d207bdedf23dd181b89ee90ee6e008)), closes [#47311](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47311)
* **config/validation:** always allow options which can be used anywhere ([#47319](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47319)) ([b295e59](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/b295e59beb9398d8c736cac912d0efba329b2463)), closes [#47311](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47311)
* **config/validation:** improve nested/array parent option names in messages ([#47320](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47320)) ([5f1e110](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/5f1e110999e7764ddbf38472a23c3d6739e5b0c3)), closes [#47311](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47311)
* **deps:** update renovate-base-image to v13.141.2 ([#47335](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47335)) ([f14fee7](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/f14fee7462073473822ead4adcae2f9a53b832f6))
* **manager/gomod:** allow modules with an older `go` directive ([#47317](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47317)) ([4086667](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/4086667eba8cd708465ab0aa5ff329ee25ac4a92)), closes [#47313](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47313)

### Documentation

* introduce "buckets" and "audience" labels ([#47020](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47020)) ([4caf57e](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/4caf57e58da80468108b9efdf54bee2157c27bb7))

### Miscellaneous Chores

* **deps:** update ghcr.io/containerbase/devcontainer docker tag to v14.51.2 (main) ([#47336](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/47336)) ([1ae0592](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/1ae05924c2707b4c81b20baa2fc6e147b8ddbe99))

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