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Diff	Package	Supply Chain Security	Vulnerability	Quality	Maintenance	License
	golang/​go.yaml.in/​yaml/​v4@​v4.0.0-rc.4 ⏵ v4.0.0-rc.6

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Renovate PR Review Results

⚖️ Safety Assessment: ✅ Safe

🔍 Release Content Analysis

Version Changes: v4.0.0-rc.4 → v4.0.0-rc.6 (2 intermediate releases)

v4.0.0-rc.6 (June 17, 2026)

• GitHub Actions dependency updates only: Updated checkout (6.0.2→6.0.3), codeql-action (4.35.5→4.36.1), typos (1.46.2→1.47.2)
• Type: Maintenance update
• No code changes: This release only updates CI/CD dependencies

v4.0.0-rc.5 (June 8-13, 2026)

• Bug Fix: Fixed !!merge tag regression affecting yq compatibility (issue #2677)
  • The resolver-assigned merge tag is now properly elided during encoding
  • Distinguishes between explicit tags (preserved) and implicit tags (stripped)
• Bug Fix: Restored v3-compatible behavior for empty YAML streams
  • Unmarshal now treats empty and comment-only streams as no-ops
  • Decoder.Decode reports io.EOF for empty streams
• GitHub Actions updates: Multiple dependency bumps for codeql-action and typos

Major Refactoring Between Releases (rc.4 → rc.5)

While not directly impacting the API, the library underwent significant internal refactoring:

• Unified load/dump entry points through Loader/Dumper
• Implemented 3-stage dump pipeline (Representer → Desolver → Serializer)
• Separated resolution from composition stage
• Moved Loader and Dumper to internal/libyaml
• Code organization improvements and comprehensive test coverage

Breaking Changes: None identified
Security Fixes: None reported
API Stability: Full backward compatibility maintained

🎯 Impact Scope Investigation

Usage Analysis

The codebase has minimal usage of go.yaml.in/yaml/v4:

Single Usage Point:

• e2e/e2e_test.go:235 - Uses yaml.Unmarshal() to parse YAML test case files

  err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &tf)

Impact Assessment:

• ✅ The yaml.Unmarshal() function signature remains unchanged
• ✅ The function behavior is backward compatible
• ✅ No usage of deprecated or removed functions
• ✅ No usage of advanced features affected by internal refactoring

Verification Results

Build Status: ✅ Success

go build -o sandbox .  # Completed without errors

Unit Test Status: ✅ All Pass

go test ./...
✓ cmd/gocacheprog      (0.010s)
✓ internal/handler     (0.006s)
✓ internal/middleware  (0.457s)
✓ internal/sandbox     (0.007s)

Dependency Tree Impact: ✅ No conflicts

• The update only changes go.yaml.in/yaml/v4 from rc.4 to rc.6
• No transitive dependency changes
• Module import path remains identical: aZqd9kCMsGL7AuUv/m/PvWLdg5sjJsZ4oHDEnfPPfY0=

💡 Recommended Actions

Immediate Actions

1. Merge the PR - This is a safe update with bug fixes and maintenance improvements
2. No code changes required - The existing codebase is fully compatible

Post-Merge Verification (Optional)

1. Run E2E test suite to verify YAML test file parsing still works correctly:

   docker compose down && docker compose up --build -d
   go test -tags e2e ./e2e/...

Why This Is Safe

• Minimal surface area: Only one yaml.Unmarshal() call in the entire codebase
• Bug fixes included: The !!merge tag regression fix improves reliability
• Empty stream handling: Better v3 compatibility for edge cases
• No breaking changes: API remains stable across rc.4 → rc.6
• Verified compatibility: Build and unit tests pass successfully

🔗 Reference Links

• Release v4.0.0-rc.6
• Release v4.0.0-rc.5
• Comparison v4.0.0-rc.4...v4.0.0-rc.6
• Issue #2677 - !!merge tag regression

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