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update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
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site:docs.github.com Dependabot open-pull-requests-limit 0 disables version updates

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Yes, setting the open-pull-requests-limit to 0 in your dependabot.yml configuration file effectively disables version updates for the specified package ecosystem [1][2][3]. When you set open-pull-requests-limit: 0, Dependabot stops opening new pull requests for version updates for that particular package manager [1][4]. This is commonly used as a way to disable version updates while still allowing Dependabot to continue providing security updates (which are not subject to this limit) [5][6]. It is important to note that this setting only affects the specific package ecosystem where it is configured [5][3]. If you have multiple package managers defined in your dependabot.yml, you would need to set this limit for each one you wish to disable [5]. Alternatively, you can disable version updates for an entire repository by removing the dependabot.yml file [3][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 ... updates are open, no further pull requests are raised until some of those ... requests are merged or closed. ... > [!NOTE] > Security update pull requests are not subject to this ... and do not count toward it. There is no ... on the number of ... 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>Result 2</title> https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/how-tos/secure-your-supply-chain/secure-your-dependencies/configure-version-updates ## Disabling Dependabot version updates ... You can disable version updates entirely by deleting the `dependabot.yml` file from your repository. More usually, you want to disable updates temporarily for one or more dependencies, or package managers. ... - Package managers: disable by setting `open-pull-requests-limit: 0` or by commenting out the relevant `package-ecosystem` in the configuration file. - Specific dependencies: disable by adding `ignore` attributes for packages or applications that you want to exclude from updates. ... The example `dependabot.yml` file below includes examples of the different ... to some dependencies ... while allowing other ... to continue. ... ```yaml # `dependabot.yml` file with updates # disabled for Docker and limited for npm version: 2 updates: # Configuration for Dockerfile - package-ecosystem: "docker" directory: "/" schedule: interval: "weekly" # Disable all pull requests for Docker dependencies open-pull-requests-limit: 0 # Configuration for npm - package-ecosystem: "npm" directory: "/" schedule: interval: "weekly" ignore: # Ignore updates to packages that start with &`#39`;aws&`#39`; # Wildcards match zero or more arbitrary characters - dependency-name: "aws*" # Ignore some updates to the &`#39`;express&`#39`; package - dependency-name: "express" # Ignore only new versions for 4.x and 5.x versions: ["4.x", "5.x"] # For all packages, ignore all patch updates - dependency-name: "*" update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"] ``` <title>Configuring Dependabot version updates</title> https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/how-tos/secure-your-supply-chain/secure-your-dependencies/configure-version-updates ## Disabling Dependabot version updates ... You can disable version updates entirely by deleting the `dependabot.yml` file from your repository. More usually, you want to disable updates temporarily for one or more dependencies, or package managers. ... - Package managers: disable by setting `open-pull-requests-limit: 0` or by commenting out the relevant `package-ecosystem` in the configuration file. - Specific dependencies: disable by adding `ignore` attributes for packages or applications that you want to exclude from updates. ... The example `dependabot.yml` file below includes examples of the different ... to some dependencies ... while allowing other ... to continue. ... ```yaml # `dependabot.yml` file with updates # disabled for Docker and limited for npm version: 2 updates: # Configuration for Dockerfile - package-ecosystem: "docker" directory: "/" schedule: interval: "weekly" # Disable all pull requests for Docker dependencies open-pull-requests-limit: 0 # Configuration for npm - package-ecosystem: "npm" directory: "/" schedule: interval: "weekly" ignore: # Ignore updates to packages that start with &`#39`;aws&`#39`; # Wildcards match zero or more arbitrary characters - dependency-name: "aws*" # Ignore some updates to the &`#39`;express&`#39`; package - dependency-name: "express" # Ignore only new versions for 4.x and 5.x versions: ["4.x", "5.x"] # For all packages, ignore all patch updates - dependency-name: "*" update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"] ``` <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>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]

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Use a positive cap unless Cargo version updates must be disabled.

open-pull-requests-limit: 0 disables Dependabot version-update pull requests for this Cargo block. If the intended policy is to cap these pull requests, replace 0 with the agreed positive value. Otherwise, document the deliberate disablement.

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In `@playground/hives/me/.github/dependabot.yml` at line 13, Update the Dependabot
Cargo configuration’s open-pull-requests-limit to the agreed positive cap; if
disabling version-update pull requests is intentional, document that decision
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- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
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actions:
patterns:
- "*"
open-pull-requests-limit: 2
- package-ecosystem: "nix"
directory: "/"
schedule:
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