feat: Force semantic versioning for pull request titles

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: chore
+      include: scope
   # Docker base images
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /src/s-core-devcontainer/.devcontainer
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: chore
+      include: scope
     groups:
       all-in-one:
         patterns:
@@ -34,3 +40,6 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: chore
+      include: scope

.github/workflows/pr-title-semantic.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+name: Validate PR Title
+description: This workflow validates pull request titles against semantic conventions.
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: read
+jobs:
+  semantic-pr-title:
+    name: Semantic PR Title
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    steps:
+      - name: Validate PR title
+        uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
+        id: lint_pr_title
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          # Allowed title types according to conventional commit semantics.
+          types: |
+            feat
+            fix
+            docs
+            style
+            refactor
+            perf
+            test
+            build
+            ci
+            chore
+            revert
+          requireScope: false
+      - uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v3
+        # When the previous steps fails, the workflow would stop. By adding this
+        # condition you can continue the execution with the populated error message.
+        if: always() && (steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message != null)
+        with:
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          message: |
+            Hey there and thank you for opening this pull request! 👋🏼
+
+            We require pull request titles to follow the [Conventional Commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) and it looks like your proposed title needs to be adjusted.
+
+            Details:
+
+            ```
+            ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message }}
+            ```
+      # Delete a previous comment when the issue has been resolved
+      - if: ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message == null }}
+        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v3
+        with:
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          delete: true