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Dependabot adds 3-day cooldown to slow version updates

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from GitHub Blog ·

GitHub's Dependabot now waits three days before issuing version update pull requests. The delay gives maintainers and security researchers time to address findings in a release before it reaches user code. The change aims to reduce risks from rushed dependency updates.

Meridian48 take
A sensible safety measure, but the real test is whether it meaningfully reduces incidents or just adds friction.
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