# Renovate

Automated dependency updates.

Source: [Console review](<https://console.dev/tools/renovate>)

Website: [https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate](<https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [Package managers](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/developer-tools-package-managers>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### Integrates with

- .NET (Runtime)
- Docker (Integration)
- Go (Language)
- Java (Language)
- Python (Language)
- Ruby (Language)
- Scala (Language)
- npm (Integration)

Source: [Research source](<https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate>)

Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support.

Dependency updater explicitly supports npm, Java, Python, .NET, Scala, Ruby, Go and Docker.

## Console’s review — 2025-12-11

Reviewed: 2025-12-11

Author: [David Mytton](<https://console.dev/about#david-mytton>)

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/renovate#review_ca5fc009be1116ede544640d12987c4d2451db1bf95a0848c3f963b03a0452e2>)

### What we like

Creates pull requests for dependency updates from auto-discovered packages. Designed as a more configurable replacement for Dependabot. Can create a “dashboard” tracking issue to easily see pending updates and manage them (individually or as a group). Supports most popular forges, not just GitHub. Run it independently through CI, not just as a hosted service.

### Tradeoffs

Seems to be gradually being absorbed by an enterprise cloud platform (Mend).

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2025-12-11. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

## Is Renovate a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2025-12-11](<https://console.dev/tools/renovate#review_ca5fc009be1116ede544640d12987c4d2451db1bf95a0848c3f963b03a0452e2>).

Summary updated: 2026-10-16

### Who it’s for

Developers using popular forges like GitHub should consider Renovate

### Why consider it

Renovate can create pull requests for dependency updates from auto-discovered packages

### Keep in mind

Renovate may be limited by its potential absorption into an enterprise cloud platform

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