⚙️ [Maintenance]: Dependency updates run independently

[Marius Storhaug (MariusStorhaug)]

Dependency updates now arrive as separate pull requests, making each update independently reviewable and releasable. Dependabot checks run at 09:00 Europe/Oslo on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and version updates wait three days after release before being proposed.

Changed: Dependency update cadence and review scope

Each dependency update now has its own pull request rather than being bundled with other minor or patch updates. This keeps release attribution and rollback scope clear for maintainers.

Version-update checks run on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 09:00 Europe/Oslo. A three-day cooldown remains in place before Dependabot proposes a newly published version. Security updates continue to bypass the schedule and cooldown.

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Technical details

• Removed Dependabot groups configuration for the GitHub Actions and pip ecosystems.
• Configured the 0 9 * * 1,3,5 schedule with the Europe/Oslo timezone and a three-day default cooldown.
• Documented narrowly scoped zizmor exceptions for the approved cooldown, which is below zizmor's default seven-day recommendation.
• Removed grouping requirements and design guidance; updated the dependency-updates configuration surface for cron schedules.
• Implementation plan progress: all steps in Remove Dependabot action-update grouping from the GitHub Actions standard #19 are complete.
• Standards and framework alignment:

Changed surface	Standards checked	Framework docs checked	Result
.github/dependabot.yml	GitHub Actions	Dependency Updates capability	Aligned
src/docs/Coding-Standards/GitHub-Actions.md	Markdown	GitHub Actions standard	Aligned
src/docs/Capabilities/dependency-updates/**	Markdown	Dependency Updates capability	Aligned

• Issue convergence sweep: Remove Dependabot action-update grouping from the GitHub Actions standard #19 is the only issue fully satisfied by this diff.

Relevant issues (or links)

• Resolves Remove Dependabot action-update grouping from the GitHub Actions standard #19