Change commit message topic to 'container image digests'

[richlander]

"dependencies" is confusing or misleading. That's the default renovate terminology. "digests" is much clearer to anyone that is in a position to merge the generated PRs.

PR examples: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Adotnet-renovate-bot+

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Pull request overview

Updates Renovate’s commit message topic for pinned Docker image updates so the generated PR titles more accurately reflect that these changes are digest pins (rather than generic “dependencies”), improving clarity for reviewers/mergers.

Changes:

• Renamed Renovate commitMessageTopic from “container image dependencies” to “container image digests” for the relevant package rule.

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🤖 Copilot Code Review — PR #127614

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This review was generated by Copilot.

Holistic Assessment

Motivation: The PR improves the accuracy of Renovate bot commit messages. Since pinDigests: true means Renovate specifically pins container image SHA256 digests, "container image digests" is a more precise topic than the previous "container image dependencies."

Approach: Editing the commitMessageTopic string in eng/renovate.json is the correct and minimal way to achieve this.

Summary: ✅ LGTM. This is a single-word string change in a Renovate configuration file that makes auto-generated commit messages more descriptive. No correctness, performance, or compatibility concerns.

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Detailed Findings

✅ Configuration Correctness

The change is valid Renovate configuration. The commitMessageTopic field accepts any string and is used as a template variable in Renovate's auto-generated commit messages. The new value "container image digests" accurately reflects what pinDigests: true does — it pins SHA256 digests for container images referenced in the matched pipeline YAML files.

✅ No Functional Impact

This change only affects the text of commit messages generated by the Renovate bot. It has no impact on which files are matched, how digests are pinned, or any runtime/build behavior. No new public API surface is introduced.

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[richlander]

/ba-g "Unrelated failures"