44.61.0

renovatebot/renovate44.61.0Sep 3, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

The release introduces a significant change to the Orb datasource by switching to a REST API and includes performance optimizations for package rule matching.

Key Highlights

Orb datasource switched from GraphQL unstable to REST API
Performance improvement by avoiding re-cloning of packageRules array
New linter rule added to enforce inline single-use fixtures

New Features

Orb datasource uses REST API
New linter rule for inline fixtures

Full Release Notes

## [44.61.0](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/compare/44.60.1...44.61.0) (2026-09-03)

### Features

* **datasource/orb:** use REST API instead of graphql-unstable ([#45205](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/45205)) ([2fc1b5c](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/2fc1b5ce6789a49902a21ee06f2ce93c1418f13f))

### Performance Improvements

* **package-rules:** avoid re-cloning invariant packageRules array on every rule match ([#44781](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/44781)) ([0e90c69](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/0e90c69f919ec3d722148eacdc94c017895af5a4))

### Code Refactoring

* **linters:** add rule to enforce inline single use fixtures ([#45230](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/45230)) ([6e03e83](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/6e03e8326f4f39792f0ceba03b84962e807f38ec))