upgrade-dependency

name	upgrade-dependency
description	Use this skill when upgrading a Maven dependency, GitHub Action, or other versioned dependency in this repository.

Upgrade Dependency

Use this skill when asked to upgrade a dependency version.

Read .github/instructions/commit-message.instructions.md for the upgrade commit conventions. Then:

1. Update the version in the top-level pom.xml (or workflow file for Actions). Also update any <!-- Renovate: ... --> markers in integration-tests/*-init.patch files, preserving the existing coordinate convention (which may reference a BOM artifact rather than the dependency itself).
2. Run a full build to verify the upgrade.
3. Check past upgrade commits for this dependency to learn the URL pattern: git log --grep='^Upgrade {Name}' --format='%B%n---' -n 10.
4. Discover intermediate releases between old and new versions using the GitHub API (see commit message conventions).
5. Write the commit message following upgrade conventions, including all release notes URLs.
6. Commit the result.