From 65bbf45319e053f045c57a45a19e2f1a9c17f5cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rhys Arkins <rhys@arkins.net>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 17:46:34 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(validation): only warn when extending group in rules
 (#9871)

---
 lib/config/validation.spec.ts | 1 +
 lib/config/validation.ts      | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/config/validation.spec.ts b/lib/config/validation.spec.ts
index 5b5487da984f36..5d337956ffbef3 100644
--- a/lib/config/validation.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/config/validation.spec.ts
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ describe(getName(), () => {
     });
     it('warns on nested group packageRules', async () => {
       const config = {
+        extends: ['group:fortawesome'],
         packageRules: [
           {
             automerge: true,
diff --git a/lib/config/validation.ts b/lib/config/validation.ts
index 8e9b086a12a715..93c13065b5d730 100644
--- a/lib/config/validation.ts
+++ b/lib/config/validation.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ export async function validateConfig(
               const tzRe = /^:timezone\((.+)\)$/;
               for (const subval of val) {
                 if (is.string(subval)) {
-                  if (subval.startsWith('group:')) {
+                  if (
+                    parentName === 'packageRules' &&
+                    subval.startsWith('group:')
+                  ) {
                     warnings.push({
                       topic: 'Configuration Warning',
                       message: `${currentPath}: you should not extend "group:" presets`,