gomod does not update the go version that is defined in go.mod

[sbp-bvanb]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Package ecosystem

gomod

Package manager version

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Language version

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Manifest location and content before the Dependabot update

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dependabot.yml content

---
version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "daily"

Updated dependency

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What you expected to see, versus what you actually saw

The expectation is that the patch version of go should be updated from go 1.21.2 to go 1.21.7 and since the latest release of 1.22.0 to 1.22.0.

Native package manager behavior

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Images of the diff or a link to the PR, issue, or logs

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Smallest manifest that reproduces the issue

Define: go 1.21.2 in a go.mod file.

[zetaab]

afaik, its not bug. Its missing feature

[sbp-bvanb]

Could you give some pointers how to implement it? I would like to create a PR.

[030]

As long as Dependabot does not support the auto update of the Golang version that is defined in a go.mod file, the following GitHub action could be used to remediate the issue.