Updating Dockerfiles within a monorepo

[Nithos]

Currently I have a monorepo with multiple modules within it with their own Dockerfiles. My dependabot configuration contains the following to update docker images however it does not seem to detect any Dockerfiles. It seems that unlike other ecosystems (npm for instance) you can not specify the root / as the directory for it it recursively scan down for all files. Is there a way around this as doing a configuration for each module is not ideal.

  # Maintain docker image dependencies
  - package-ecosystem: 'docker'
    directory: '/'
    schedule:
      interval: 'monthly'
    groups:
      minor-patch:
        update-types:
          - 'minor'
          - 'patch'
    labels:
      - 'dependency'
      - 'bot'

Is there a way to do this?

[carogalvin]

Today, you have to give each one its own configuration block, as Dependabot will only look in the root of the specified directory for the manifest.

We have work planned in the next few months to address this! Keep an eye on the changelog

[Nithos]

Thank you for the update. Was hoping this is an upcoming task in your roadplan.