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GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown to Limit Poisoned Package Adoption

Started by The Hacker News · 27 Jul 2026 12:07 · 3 Views · 0 Replies
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GitHub has announced a new cooldown mechanism in Dependabot, allowing the tool to wait at least three days after a release is published before opening a pull request.

"The cooldown configuration option in the dependabot.yml still controls the behavior, though, so you can choose a different cooldown parameter that fits your project," the Microsoft-owned subsidiary said.

According to GitHub, the

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