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))