From b548a938bcb30c220e1775f8ddddcc447f5627eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?R=C3=B3bert=20Papp?= <papp.robert.s@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:25:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add restriction on matchCurrentVersion (#21485)
Co-authored-by: Rhys Arkins <rhys@arkins.net>
---
docs/usage/configuration-options.md | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
index dce691c472..a37bd906c2 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration-options.md
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@ The `currentVersion` field will be one of the following (in order of preference)
Consider using instead `matchCurrentValue` if you wish to match against the raw string value of a dependency.
-`matchCurrentVersion` can be an exact SemVer version or a SemVer range:
+`matchCurrentVersion` can be an exact version or a version range:
```json
{
@@ -2044,6 +2044,10 @@ Consider using instead `matchCurrentValue` if you wish to match against the raw
}
```
+The syntax of the version range must follow the [versioning scheme](https://docs.renovatebot.com/modules/versioning/#supported-versioning) used by the matched package(s).
+This is usually defined by the [manager](https://docs.renovatebot.com/modules/manager/#supported-managers) which discovered them or by the default versioning for the package's [datasource](https://docs.renovatebot.com/modules/datasource/).
+For example, a Gradle package would typically need Gradle constraint syntax (e.g. `[,7.0)`) and not SemVer syntax (e.g. `<7.0`).
+
This field also supports Regular Expressions which must begin and end with `/`.
For example, the following enforces that only `1.*` versions will be used:
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