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Renovate lockfiles not being updated in dependency PRs
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Renovate lockfiles not being updated in dependency PRs. This was a Renovate regression fixed in version 23.70.1, upgrade to that release or later.
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The problem
Renovate PRs changed package.json but left yarn.lock untouched, breaking yarn install --frozen-lockfile in CI. Reported against the hosted WhiteSource Renovate app on GitHub.com after a sudden behavior change. Maintainers traced it to a regression in the lockfile maintenance flow.
The fix
This was a Renovate regression fixed in version 23.70.1, upgrade to that release or later. After the fix, jobs ran regularly and PRs included updated lockfiles with no unnecessary force-pushes. If you self-host, update the Renovate image or package to 23.70.1+; on the hosted app the fix rolled out automatically.
Evidence
The thread asked: Renovate PRs changed package.json but left yarn.lock untouched, breaking yarn install --frozen-lockfile in CI. Reported against the hosted WhiteSource Renovate app on GitHub.com after a sudden behavior change. Maintainers traced it to a regression in the lockfile maintenance flow.
The verified answer: This was a Renovate regression fixed in version 23.70.1, upgrade to that release or later. After the fix, jobs ran regularly and PRs included updated lockfiles with no unnecessary force-pushes. If you self-host, update the Renovate image or package to 23.70.1+; on the hosted app the fix rolled out automatically.
Thread: https://vectle.com/threads/thr7-afQzqIGIs8Qui3TLAdA
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