Update Tooling Dependencies

Monthly maintenance cycle for updating development tooling and CI dependencies. This is separate from review-services, which tracks deployed service versions.

Scope

CategoryLocationWhat to check
Pre-commit hooks.pre-commit-config.yamlrev: tags for all remote repos
Fly.io proxyfly/DockerfilePinned image tags (nginx, alloy)
Mise task scriptsmise-tasks/*Python # dependencies lower bounds
Forgejo workflows.forgejo/workflows/*.yamluses: action versions

Out of scope: ArgoCD-deployed service images, Ansible role versions, NixOS flake inputs. Those are covered by review-services and manage-lockfile.

Procedure

1. Check pre-commit hook versions

For each repo in .pre-commit-config.yaml with a rev: tag, check the upstream GitHub releases page for a newer tag. Update each rev: to the latest release tag. Also check additional_dependencies entries for PyPI version bumps.

Verify after updating:

uvx pre-commit run --all-files

2. Check Fly.io Dockerfile pins

Review fly/Dockerfile for pinned image tags:

  • nginx — check Docker Hub for latest stable alpine tag
  • grafana/alloy — check GitHub releases
  • tailscale/tailscale — uses stable rolling tag, no action needed

After updating, the deploy-fly workflow will build and deploy on merge to main. Verify with fly status -a blumeops-proxy after deploy.

3. Normalize mise task dependency bounds

Mise tasks use uv run --script with inline PEP 723 dependency metadata. Check that lower bounds are consistent across all scripts:

grep -r 'dependencies' mise-tasks/ | grep '# dependencies'

Ensure all scripts using the same package agree on the minimum version. When a package has a new major or breaking minor release, bump the lower bound across all scripts at once.

4. Pin Forgejo workflow action versions

All uses: directives in .forgejo/workflows/*.yaml must reference upstream actions by commit SHA, not mutable tags. This prevents supply-chain attacks where a tag is moved to point at malicious code.

Format: uses: actions/checkout@<full-sha> # v4.3.1

The trailing comment documents the human-readable version. To update:

git ls-remote --tags https://github.com/actions/checkout.git 'refs/tags/v4*' | sort -t/ -k3 -V | tail -5

Pick the latest patch tag, note its SHA, and update all occurrences across the workflow files.

5. Commit and create PR

Create a single PR with all dependency bumps. The changelog fragment type is infra.

Notes

  • Alloy version gaps: Grafana Alloy releases frequently. Large version jumps (e.g., v1.5 to v1.13) are normal and generally safe — check the changelog for breaking changes in the Alloy River config syntax.
  • Ruff minor bumps: Ruff adds new lint rules in minor versions. A bump may surface new warnings. Run uvx pre-commit run ruff --all-files to check before committing.
  • shellcheck bumps: New shellcheck versions may flag previously-ignored patterns. Review any new failures before updating.