fix(ci): replace blanket Renovate disable with major-only block

[rm3l]

Description

The previous Renovate config disabled all updates on release branches (enabled: false without matchUpdateTypes), then tried to selectively re-enable minor, patch, and digest updates via subsequent rules. This did not work because Renovate skips dependencies entirely before determining the update type when enabled: false matches — so the re-enable rules never had anything to match against. All deps showed skipReason: "disabled" with zero updates found.

This replaces the three rules (disable-all, re-enable minor/patch, re-enable digest) with a single rule that only disables major updates on release branches. Minor, patch, and digest updates are now implicitly allowed.

Which issue(s) does this PR fix or relate to

• Follows up on fix(ci): enable minor updates for Renovate on release branches #426

PR acceptance criteria

• Tests — no tests needed (config-only change)
• Documentation — N/A

How to test changes / Special notes to the reviewer

After merging, trigger a Renovate run and check the logs for release-2.1 / release-1.10 branches. Dependencies should no longer show skipReason: "disabled", and Renovate should create PRs for minor/patch/digest updates targeting those branches.

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PR Summary by Qodo

Allow non-major Renovate updates on release branches

🐞 Bug fix ⚙️ Configuration changes 🕐 10-20 Minutes

AI Description

• Restrict the release-branch block to major updates instead of disabling all dependencies.
• Allow minor, patch, and digest updates to proceed under the existing Renovate configuration.

Diagram

graph TD
  A["Renovate update"] --> B{"Release branch?"} -->|Yes| C{"Major update?"} -->|Yes| D["Disable update"]
  C -->|No| E["Normal processing"]
  B -->|No| E

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High-Level Assessment

The targeted major-only rule is the simplest fit. The previous blanket disable followed by re-enable rules was ineffective because disabled dependencies were skipped before their update types could be matched.

Files changed (1) +2 / -14

Bug fix (1) +2 / -14

renovate.jsonBlock only major updates on release branches +2/-14

Block only major updates on release branches

• Replaces the blanket release-branch disable and two re-enable rules with a single rule matching major updates. Minor, patch, and digest updates are no longer disabled by these package rules.

.github/renovate.json

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[rm3l]

Merging to verify the changes in Renovate