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GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown to Limit Poisoned Package Adoption
GitHub introduced a three-day cooldown feature in Dependabot that delays pull requests after package releases to mitigate the risk of adopting malicious or compromised dependencies. The cooldown period is configurable through dependabot.yml, allowing teams to set thresholds that match their risk tolerance and update cadence.
Why it matters: Development teams using Dependabot can now reduce exposure to poisoned packages by enforcing a waiting period before automated dependency updates, giving time for community detection and removal of malicious releases.
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GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown to Limit Poisoned Package Adoption
GitHub introduced a three-day cooldown feature in Dependabot that delays pull requests after package releases to mitigate the risk of adopting malicious or compromised dependencies. The cooldown period is configurable through dependabot.yml, allowing teams to set thresholds that match their risk tolerance and update cadence.
Why it matters: Development teams using Dependabot can now reduce exposure to poisoned packages by enforcing a waiting period before automated dependency updates, giving time for community detection and removal of malicious releases.
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- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker