Limit dependabot PRs to security updates#6657
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This pull request introduces a new Dependabot configuration file to streamline dependency management. The primary goal is to significantly reduce the number of automated pull requests by disabling routine version updates for both npm packages and GitHub Actions. With this change, Dependabot will now exclusively create pull requests for critical security vulnerabilities, allowing developers to focus on essential security patches while minimizing distractions from non-security-related dependency updates.
Highlights
- New Dependabot Configuration: A new configuration file,
.github/dependabot.yml, has been introduced to manage Dependabot's behavior. - Limiting Version Updates: The configuration sets
open-pull-requests-limit: 0for bothnpmandgithub-actionspackage ecosystems. This crucial setting prevents Dependabot from automatically creating pull requests for routine version updates (minor, patch, or major). - Focus on Security Updates: This change ensures that Dependabot will now only generate pull requests specifically for security vulnerabilities, aligning with the goal of reducing noise from non-critical dependency updates.
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This pull request correctly configures Dependabot to only create pull requests for security updates by setting open-pull-requests-limit: 0. However, the configuration file contains redundant settings for version updates that are now disabled. I've suggested simplifying the configuration to improve clarity and maintainability.
| updates: | ||
| - package-ecosystem: 'npm' | ||
| directory: '/' | ||
| schedule: | ||
| interval: 'daily' | ||
| target-branch: 'main' | ||
| commit-message: | ||
| prefix: 'chore(deps)' | ||
| include: 'scope' | ||
| reviewers: | ||
| - 'google-gemini/gemini-cli-askmode-approvers' | ||
| groups: | ||
| # Group all non-major updates together. | ||
| # This is to reduce the number of PRs that need to be reviewed. | ||
| # Major updates will still be created as separate PRs. | ||
| npm-minor-patch: | ||
| applies-to: 'version-updates' | ||
| update-types: | ||
| - 'minor' | ||
| - 'patch' | ||
| open-pull-requests-limit: 0 | ||
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| - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions' | ||
| directory: '/' | ||
| schedule: | ||
| interval: 'daily' | ||
| target-branch: 'main' | ||
| commit-message: | ||
| prefix: 'chore(deps)' | ||
| include: 'scope' | ||
| reviewers: | ||
| - 'google-gemini/gemini-cli-askmode-approvers' | ||
| open-pull-requests-limit: 0 |
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The goal of this PR is to limit Dependabot to security updates. This is achieved by setting open-pull-requests-limit: 0 for version updates. However, the current configuration includes many other settings for version updates (schedule, groups, etc.) which become redundant and have no effect. To make the configuration clearer and more maintainable, it's best to remove these unused settings.
updates:
- package-ecosystem: 'npm'
directory: '/'
open-pull-requests-limit: 0
- package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
directory: '/'
open-pull-requests-limit: 0
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Configure dependabot to only send PRs for security updates:
https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-security-updates/customizing-dependabot-security-prs#about-customizing-pull-requests-for-security-updates