As I described here:
https://github.com/jmfayard/refreshVersions/issues/178
I prepared a bot that is able to apply refreshVersions updates one by one, and opens a pull request to allow semi-automatic management of upgrades. I'm gradually rolling it out on my own projects, and it seems to work well.
@louiscad told me that
@mbonnin might be interested, so here I am :)