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actions:
patterns:
- "*"
open-pull-requests-limit: 2

# Rust/Cargo
- package-ecosystem: "cargo"
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ignore:
- dependency-name: "*"
update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
open-pull-requests-limit: 0

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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site:docs.github.com Dependabot open-pull-requests-limit 0 security updates separate limit

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Dependabot treats security updates and version updates with distinct, separate handling regarding pull request limits. The open-pull-requests-limit configuration option in dependabot.yml specifically applies to version updates [1][2][3]. Setting this value to 0 effectively disables version updates for the specified package ecosystem [4][1][5]. Crucially, security updates are not subject to the open-pull-requests-limit [1][3]. They operate under their own separate, fixed limit—typically 10 open pull requests—which cannot be changed by the user [2][6][7]. Because these systems are independent, reaching the limit for version updates (or disabling them entirely) will not block the creation of security update pull requests [6][7].
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<title>Dependabot options reference</title> https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/reference/supply-chain-security/dependabot-options-reference ## `open-pull-requests-limit` ... Change the limit on the maximum number of pull requests for version updates open at any time. ... Dependabot default behavior: ... - If five pull requests with version updates are open, no further pull requests are raised until some of those open requests are merged or closed. ... > [!NOTE] > Security update pull requests are not subject to this limit and do not count toward it. There is no limit on the number of open pull requests for security updates. ... When `open-pull-requests-limit` is defined: ... - Dependabot opens pull requests up to the defined integer value. A large value can be set to effectively remove the open pull request limit. - You can temporarily disable version updates for a package manager by setting this option to zero, see Disabling Dependabot version updates. <title>Dependabot options reference</title> https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.21/code-security/reference/supply-chain-security/dependabot-options-reference ## `open-pull-requests-limit` ... Change the limit on the maximum number of pull requests for version updates open at any time. ... Dependabot default behavior: ... - If five pull requests with version updates are open, no further pull requests are raised until some of those open requests are merged or closed. - Security updates have a separate, internal limit of ten open pull requests which cannot be changed. ... When `open-pull-requests-limit` is defined: ... - Dependabot opens pull requests up to the defined integer value. A large value can be set to effectively remove the open pull request limit. - You can temporarily disable version updates for a package manager by setting this option to zero, see Disabling Dependabot version updates. <title>dependabot-options-reference</title> https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.20/code-security/reference/supply-chain-security/dependabot-options-reference ## `open-pull-requests-limit` ... Change the limit on the maximum number of pull requests for version updates open at any time. ... Dependabot default behavior: ... * If five pull requests with version updates are open, no further pull requests are raised until some of those open requests are merged or closed. ... > \[!NOTE] > *Security update* pull requests are not subject to this limit and do not count toward it. There is no limit on the number of open pull requests for security updates. ... When `open-pull-requests-limit` is defined: ... * Dependabot opens pull requests up to the defined integer value. A large value can be set to effectively remove the open pull request limit. * You can temporarily disable version updates for a package manager by setting this option to zero, see [Disabling Dependabot version updates](/en/enterprise-server@3.20/code-security/how-tos/secure-your-supply-chain/secure-your-dependencies/configure-version-updates#disabling-dependabot-version-updates). <title>Configuring Dependabot security updates - GitHub Docs</title> https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/how-tos/secure-your-supply-chain/secure-your-dependencies/configure-security-updates Configuring Dependabot security updates - GitHub Docs # Configuring Dependabot security updates You can use Dependabot security updates or manual pull requests to easily update vulnerable dependencies. ## Who can use this feature? Users with write access Copy as Markdown ## In this article ## Managing Dependabot security updates for your repositories You can enable or disable Dependabot security updates for all qualifying repositories owned by your personal account or organization. For more information, see Managing security and analysis features or Managing security and analysis settings for your organization. You can also enable or disable Dependabot security updates for an individual repository. ### Enabling or disabling Dependabot security updates for an individual repository On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository. Under your repository name, click Settings. If you cannot see the "Settings" tab, select the dropdown menu, then click Settings. In the "Security" section of the sidebar, click Advanced Security. To the right of "Dependabot security updates," click Enable to enable the feature or Disable to disable it. For public repositories, the button is disabled if the feature is always enabled. ## Grouping Dependabot security updates into a single pull request In order to use grouped security updates, you must first enable the following features: - Dependency graph. For more information, see Enabling the dependency graph. - Dependabot alerts. For more information, see Configuring Dependabot alerts. - Dependabot security updates. For more information, see Configuring Dependabot security updates. Note When grouped security updates are first enabled, Dependabot will immediately try to create grouped pull requests. You may notice Dependabot closing old pull requests and opening new ones. You can enable grouped pull requests for Dependabot security updates in one, or both, of the following ways. - To group as many available security updates together as possible, across directories and per ecosystem, enable grouping in the "Advanced Security" settings for your repository, or in "Global settings" under Advanced Security for your organization. - For more granular control of grouping, such as grouping by package name, development/production dependencies, SemVer level, or across multiple directories per ecosystem, add configuration options to the`dependabot.yml` configuration file in your repository. Note If you have configured group rules for Dependabot security updates in a`dependabot.yml` file, all available updates will be grouped according to the rules you&`#39`;ve specified. Dependabot will only group across those directories not configured in your`dependabot.yml` if the setting for grouped security updates at the organization or repository level is also enabled. ### Enabling or disabling grouped Dependabot security updates for an individual repository On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository. Under your repository name, click Settings. If you cannot see the "Settings" tab, select the dropdown menu, then click Settings. In the "Security" section of the sidebar, click Advanced Security. Under "Dependabot," to the right of "Grouped security updates," click Enable to enable the feature or Disable to disable it. ### Enabling or disabling grouped Dependabot security updates for an organization You can enable grouped Dependabot security updates into a single pull request. For more information, see Configuring global security settings for your organization. ## Overriding the default behavior with a configuration file You can override the default behavior of Dependabot security updates by adding a`dependabot.yml` file to your repository. With a`dependabot.yml` file, you can have more granular control of grouping, and override the default behavior of Dependabot security updates settings. Use the`groups` optio…[truncated] <title>customizing-dependabot-security-prs</title> https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/how-tos/secure-your-supply-chain/manage-your-dependency-security/customizing-dependabot-security-prs 1. Check in a `dependabot.yml` file into the `.github` directory of your repository. For more information, see [Configuring Dependabot version updates](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/how-tos/secure-your-supply-chain/secure-your-dependencies/configure-version-updates#enabling-dependabot-version-updates). 2. Set all the required keys. For more information, see [Required keys](/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/reference/supply-chain-security/dependabot-options-reference#required-keys). 3. If you want the customization for a package ecosystem to **only apply to security updates** (and exclude version updates), set the `open-pull-requests-limit` key to `0`. ... ## Example 1: configuration for security updates only ... , the `depend ... * Uses a private registry for updates to npm dependencies. * Disables version updates for dependencies, so that any customizations apply to security updates only. * Is customized so that Dependabot applies custom labels to the pull requests and automatically adds assignees. * Groups security updates for golang dependencies into a single pull request. ... updates: - package-ecosystem: "npm" directory: "/src/npm-project" schedule: interval: "daily" # For Lodash, ignore all updates ignore: - dependency-name: "lodash" # Disable version updates for npm dependencies open-pull-requests-limit: 0 registries: # Ask Dependabot to use the private registry for npm - example # Raise all npm pull requests for security updates with custom labels labels: - "npm dependencies" - "triage-board" # Raise all npm pull requests for security updates with assignees assignees: - "user-name" - package-ecosystem: "gomod" directories: - "**/*" schedule: interval: "weekly" open-pull-requests-limit: 0 groups: # Group security updates for golang dependencies # into a single pull request golang: applies-to: security-updates patterns: - "golang.org*" ... : configuration for version updates and security updates ... In this example, the `dependabot.yml` file: * Is customized so that Dependabot adds custom labels to both version updates and security updates. * Uses the `groups` customization option to create two groups ("`angular`" and "`production-dependencies`") in order to group multiple updates into single pull requests. * Specifies that the `groups` customization for `angular` applies to security updates only. * Specifies that the `groups` customization for `production-dependencies` applies to version updates only. ... # Raise all npm pull requests for security and version updates with custom labels labels: - "npm dependencies" - "triage-board" groups: angular: # Group security updates for Angular dependencies into a single pull request applies-to: security-updates patterns: - "`@angular`*" production-dependencies: # Group version updates for dependencies of type "production" into a single pull request applies-to: version-updates dependency-type: "production"

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Confirm the intended Cargo policy.

open-pull-requests-limit: 0 disables Cargo version updates. It does not disable security updates. If Cargo version updates must continue, set a positive limit. Otherwise, document that disabling Cargo version updates is intentional.

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In @.github/dependabot.yml at line 26, Update the Cargo configuration associated
with open-pull-requests-limit to use a positive limit if regular Cargo version
updates should continue; otherwise, document the intentional policy of disabling
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# Elixir/Mix
- package-ecosystem: "mix"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
open-pull-requests-limit: 3

# Node.js/npm
- package-ecosystem: "npm"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
open-pull-requests-limit: 3

# Python/pip
- package-ecosystem: "pip"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
open-pull-requests-limit: 3

# Nix flakes
- package-ecosystem: "nix"
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