fix: bump release type by dependent if deps.release is inherit

lib/updateDeps.js

@@ -163,23 +163,30 @@
 	// NOTE This fn also updates pkg deps, so it must be invoked anyway.
 	const dependentReleaseType = getDependentRelease(pkg, bumpStrategy, releaseStrategy, ignore, prefix);
 
+	// Define release type for dependent package if any of its deps changes.
+	// `patch`, `minor`, `major` — strictly declare the release type that occurs when any dependency is updated.
+	// `inherit` — applies the "highest" release of updated deps to the package.
+	// For example, if any dep has a breaking change, `major` release will be applied to the all dependants up the chain.
+	// If we want to inherit the release type from the dependent package
+	const types = ['patch', 'minor', 'major'];
+	const depIndex = dependentReleaseType ? types.indexOf(dependentReleaseType) : 4;
+	const pkgIndex = pkg._nextType? types.indexOf(pkg._nextType) : 4;
+
+	if (releaseStrategy === "inherit" && dependentReleaseType && depIndex >= pkgIndex) {
+		return dependentReleaseType;
+	}
+
 	// Release type found by commitAnalyzer.
 	if (pkg._nextType) {
 		return pkg._nextType;
 	}
 
+	// No deps changed.
 	if (!dependentReleaseType) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
 
-	// Define release type for dependent package if any of its deps changes.
-	// `patch`, `minor`, `major` — strictly declare the release type that occurs when any dependency is updated.
-	// `inherit` — applies the "highest" release of updated deps to the package.
-	// For example, if any dep has a breaking change, `major` release will be applied to the all dependants up the chain.
-
-	pkg._nextType = releaseStrategy === "inherit" ? dependentReleaseType : releaseStrategy;
-
-	return pkg._nextType;
+	return releaseStrategy;
 };
 
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