use rennovate

README.md

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 If you need the Conan runtime environment (e.g., because dependencies set env vars), source `build/conanrun.sh` before launching the binary on Linux/macOS or run `build\\conanrun.bat` on Windows.
+
+## Dependency automation
+
+This project ships a `renovate.json` configuration so Renovate can open PRs that bump the Conan packages listed in `conanfile.py`. Either install Renovate locally (`npm install -g renovate` or `npx renovate`) and run it from the repo root, or enable the Renovate bot on your GitHub/GitLab install to pick up the configuration automatically.

renovate.json

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+{
+  "extends": ["config:base"],
+  "enabledManagers": ["conan"],
+  "conan": {
+    "enabled": true
+  },
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchDatasources": ["conan"],
+      "groupName": "all Conan dependencies",
+      "automerge": true,
+      "automergeType": "branch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 5,
+  "timezone": "UTC"
+}