From 5073863d512295703a3140ecf0e725dd2e89126c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brandy Smith <6577830+brandyscarney@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:55:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore(renovate): automerge minor and patch updates and
 lockfile maintenance

---
 renovate.json | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 8e4879c..da87ba5 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
   "semanticCommits": "enabled",
   "ignorePaths": ["android/**", "ios/**"],
   "gitIgnoredAuthors": ["hi@ionicframework.com"],
+  "platformAutomerge": false,
+  "lockFileMaintenance": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "automerge": true
+  },
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "matchPackageNames": ["@ionic/**", "!@ionic/eslint-config", "!@ionic/prettier-config"],
@@ -60,6 +65,18 @@
       "matchPackageNames": ["@types/node"],
       "allowedVersions": "<25",
       "description": "Keep Node's types on the major version CI runs (24)"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Automerge minor and patch updates once CI passes. Majors and 0.x packages, where a minor can break, still need review.",
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
+      "matchCurrentVersion": "!/^0/",
+      "automerge": true
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "CI only tests the web build, so Capacitor updates still need review for native changes. Pinned so lockfile maintenance can't update it either.",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["@capacitor/**"],
+      "rangeStrategy": "pin",
+      "automerge": false
     }
   ]
 }