Group Dependabot PRs and remove merge-dependabot

.github/dependabot.yaml

@@ -44,48 +44,17 @@ registries:
 updates:
 
   - package-ecosystem: maven
-    directories:
-      - "/log4j-1.2-api"
-      - "/log4j-api-test"
-      - "/log4j-api"
-      - "/log4j-appserver"
-      - "/log4j-cassandra"
-      - "/log4j-core-fuzz-test"
-      - "/log4j-core-its"
-      - "/log4j-core-test"
-      - "/log4j-core"
-      - "/log4j-couchdb"
-      - "/log4j-docker"
-      - "/log4j-fuzz-test"
-      - "/log4j-iostreams"
-      - "/log4j-jakarta-jms"
-      - "/log4j-jakarta-smtp"
-      - "/log4j-jakarta-web"
-      - "/log4j-jcl"
-      - "/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2"
-      - "/log4j-jpa"
-      - "/log4j-jpl"
-      - "/log4j-jul"
-      - "/log4j-layout-template-json-fuzz-test"
-      - "/log4j-layout-template-json-test"
-      - "/log4j-layout-template-json"
-      - "/log4j-mongodb"
-        # `log4j-mongodb4` is in a separate run
-      - "/log4j-osgi-test"
-      - "/log4j-parent"
-      - "/log4j-perf-test"
-        # `log4j-slf4j-impl` is in a separate run
-      - "/log4j-slf4j2-impl-fuzz-test"
-      - "/log4j-slf4j2-impl"
-      - "/log4j-spring-boot"
-      - "/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client"
-      - "/log4j-taglib"
-      - "/log4j-to-jul"
-      - "/log4j-to-slf4j"
-      - "/log4j-web"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    directory: "/"
+    exclude-paths:
+      # These use versions of MongoDB and SLF4J different
+      # from the remaining artifacts
+      - "/log4j-mongodb4"
+      - "/log4j-slf4j-impl"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns: [ "*" ]
     target-branch: "2.x"
     registries:
       - maven-central
@@ -166,9 +135,11 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: maven
     directories:
       - "/log4j-mongodb4"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns: [ "*" ]
     target-branch: "2.x"
     registries:
       - maven-central
@@ -180,20 +151,19 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    target-branch: "2.x"
-
-  - package-ecosystem: npm
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns: [ "*" ]
     target-branch: "2.x"
 
   - package-ecosystem: maven
     directory: "/"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns: [ "*" ]
     target-branch: "main"
     registries:
       - maven-central
@@ -222,9 +192,11 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: maven
     directories:
       - "/log4j-slf4j-impl"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns: [ "*" ]
     target-branch: "main"
     registries:
       - maven-central
@@ -236,11 +208,17 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns: [ "*" ]
     target-branch: "main"
 
   - package-ecosystem: npm
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns: [ "*" ]
     target-branch: "main"

.github/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
 
   build:
-    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     uses: apache/logging-parent/.github/workflows/build-reusable.yaml@rel/12.1.1
     secrets:
       DV_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/') && '' || secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}