# Batch the minor and patch bumps for one package group

A quarter of small version bumps, taken as one group, with whatever they break fixed in the same pull request.

Category: Dependency and runtime upgrades
Source: https://letsship.ai/use-cases/batch-minor-and-patch-bumps
Published: 2026-08-25

## Goal

Bring one group of dependencies up to their latest minor and patch releases and fix whatever the bumps break.

## Acceptance criteria

- Every package in the group is on its latest minor or patch release
- The full suite passes against the new versions
- Any behaviour change is handled in code, not pinned around
- The description summarises what changed in each package

## What lands as proof

The lockfile diff, a green suite, and a short summary of what moved and why anything needed a code change.

## Prompt

Copy this to an agent to open the ticket:

```text
Create a Linear issue in my team and assign it to the SHIP agent.

Title: Bump {group} dependencies to latest minor and patch

Description: Bring one group of dependencies up to their latest minor and patch releases and fix whatever the bumps break.

Acceptance criteria:
- Every package in the group is on its latest minor or patch release
- The full suite passes against the new versions
- Any behaviour change is handled in code, not pinned around
- The description summarises what changed in each package

Before you create the issue, list the outdated packages in this repository and replace {group} with a real cluster of them, for example the test tooling or the build toolchain. Keep major versions out of this ticket.
```

## Questions

### What does the agent actually change?

The ticket is scoped to one outcome: bring one group of dependencies up to their latest minor and patch releases and fix whatever the bumps break. Work that serves that outcome is in scope, and anything outside it is left for a separate ticket, so the pull request stays reviewable.

### How do I know the work is done?

The pull request carries the evidence, not only the diff. Here that means lockfile diff, green suite, changelog summary in the description, so a reviewer can confirm the result without reproducing the work locally.

### How much oversight does this need?

None is required before the run starts. Every claim this ticket makes can be checked by machine, so the agent works straight through and a person reviews the finished pull request like any other.