Dependabot is not configured for this repository so that important updates have been missed (e.g., the canary-release action). This has caused merge commits to fail on MacOS.
This PR adds the dependabot workflow to the repository. Additionally, dependencies are updated and pinned to commit hashes.
Closes #786.
Checklist - did you ...
[X] Add a file to the news directory (using the template) for the next release's release notes?
Description
Dependabot is not configured for this repository so that important updates have been missed (e.g., the
canary-releaseaction). This has caused merge commits to fail on MacOS.This PR adds the dependabot workflow to the repository. Additionally, dependencies are updated and pinned to commit hashes.
Closes #786.
Checklist - did you ...
newsdirectory (using the template) for the next release's release notes?