Renovate Has a Free Dependency Update Bot — Automated PRs for Outdated Packages

Renovate is a dependency update automation tool that creates PRs for outdated packages. What You Get for Free Multi-platform — GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Gitea Multi-language — npm, pip, Maven, Go, Rust, Docker, Terraform, Helm, and 100+ Smart scheduling — group updates, schedule non-disruptive times Auto-merge — merge patches automatically if tests pass Changelogs — PR includes changelog and release notes Vulnerability alerts — prioritize security updates Monorepo support — handles workspace dependencies Custom rules — pin, group, schedule per dependency Dashboard — Dependency Dashboard issue for overview Free hosted — Mend Renovate GitHub App, zero setup Quick Start # GitHub: Install Mend Renovate app from GitHub Marketplace (free) # It auto-creates a config PR — merge it, and updates start flowing # Or self-hosted npx renovate --platform = github --token = xxx --repositories = org/repo # renovate.json (customize behavior) { "extends" : [ "config:base" ] , "automerge" :