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44.4.0

renovatebot/renovate44.4.0Jul 30, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Feature release exposing Renovate version in templates and fixing markdown rendering.

Key Highlights

  • Always expose `renovateVersion`
  • Undo zero-width space chars when used inside codeblocks
  • Apply `minimumReleaseAge` to `pinDigest` updates

New Features

  • Always expose `renovateVersion` in templates

Full Release Notes

## [44.4.0](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/compare/44.3.3...44.4.0) (2026-07-30)

### Features

* **templates:** always expose `renovateVersion` ([#44969](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44969)) ([69a6290](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/69a629031b0a82c393fe57f9e1ef1da9ef747147)), closes [#44756](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44756)

### Bug Fixes

* **util/markdown:** undo zero-width space chars when used inside codeblocks ([#44933](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44933)) ([14c81bb](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/14c81bb2983a8b893c3d77f1279cad1c473c7058))
* **workers/repository:** apply `minimumReleaseAge` to `pinDigest` updates ([#44968](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44968)) ([33f5139](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/33f51391f022d5a4ecb5e0e360f554a64b7eff3c)), closes [#44820](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44820)

### Documentation

* **contributing:** clarify the "don't merge `main`" ([#44963](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44963)) ([9d41668](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/9d4166813e70a0411f0d729d73e96538ebe8f083))

### Miscellaneous Chores

* **deps:** update dependency @smithy/util-stream to v4.7.12 (main) ([#44929](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44929)) ([d422e51](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/d422e51e184328716e8ea5782ec266521cbf805b))
* **util/exec:** fix typo ([#44946](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44946)) ([29243d0](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/29243d0559512d8fceb1cbf7cf329ad91c8dab23))