44.61.3

renovatebot/renovate44.61.3Sep 3, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

A release focused on bug fixes and code refactoring, including improvements to GitLab CI lookup, npm lockstep handling, and repository worker checks.

Key Highlights

  • Preserves current compatibility in lookup
  • Adds support for ~latest component refs in GitLab CI manager
  • Refactors repository worker checks for pending branches
  • Improves handling of npm lockstep siblings pinning

Full Release Notes

## [44.61.3](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/compare/44.61.2...44.61.3) (2026-09-03)

### Bug Fixes

* **lookup:** preserve current compatibility ([#45171](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/45171)) ([19e4cdc](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/19e4cdc47f9a90274c1b19d935eb862344f7b085))
* **manager/gitlabci:** support ~latest component refs ([#45234](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/45234)) ([80ed949](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/80ed94922955810e88d8d317653db3a7e4572200))
* **manager/npm:** massage out lockstep siblings pinning the replaced version ([#45085](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/45085)) ([fa7abab](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/fa7abab44eed4d0110c279a2c5cd686ae8714c83))
* skip empty post upgrade task ([#45227](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/45227)) ([0bfd189](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/0bfd189a2ef679b9beea6dff4df26c89d2baf328))
* **workers/repository:** ensure internal checks are applied when a rebase is requested ([4530b9e](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/4530b9e8c2f9eefb67735cc96e141157b11c0e2f))

### Documentation

* add warning to `checkedBranches` ([c2a4f49](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/c2a4f4942ff1c39c312c1a06d5c15d13c0e00e9b))

### Code Refactoring

* **workers/repository:** add a separate check for "don't make this branch as pending" ([bb8c9cb](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/bb8c9cbc7f5fb65b995017c5d6429e39db6b632c))
* **workers/repository:** extract a type for the Dependency Dashboard checks ([f1c39b2](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/f1c39b202a524c3f969f35d343dd3aea7df5d556))

### Tests

* **datasource:** replace file snapshots with explicit assertions ([#45655](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/45655)) ([f4ab79f](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/commit/f4ab79f2a5d7557e0c1c9bf08bb237a23e0debd6))