This repo contains some projects with outdated dependencies. Fork it to try out
Dependabot !
- In your fork, click the Settings tab
- In the left hand side navigation, click Code security and analysis
- Enable Dependabot security updates or Grouped security updates
- Dependabot will now start creating PRs for detected security vulnerabilities
- Go into the Security tab and click Dependabot in the left hand side navigation to see what Dependabot is working on
![screenshot showing Dependabot working on Security Updates](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/886768/328919247-9295c61a-631b-4c56-9c00-ff078874f362.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3Mzg5ODQ4MDQsIm5iZiI6MTczODk4NDUwNCwicGF0aCI6Ii84ODY3NjgvMzI4OTE5MjQ3LTkyOTVjNjFhLTYzMWItNGM1Ni05YzAwLWZmMDc4ODc0ZjM2Mi5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjUwMjA4JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI1MDIwOFQwMzE1MDRaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT1mN2NmOWMzMzM0YmZmOTcxOTQ3N2NjMzg3NWFkMzE1MjY5MGI3ZWJmMzAyYjNhMzRhMWM0MTEzODNlYWU3ZjQyJlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCJ9.Gps_jAzuD3V_oF7kGQAaB4XdHb9c-FzqcGOns19fhMI)
After about 5 minutes you should see some PRs open. Merge them and the Securty Alerts will close 🎉
This demo includes a dependabot.yml
which configures Version Updates, but forks don't automatically start with Dependabot enabled.
The enable Dependabot on your fork:
- Click the Insights tab
- In the left hand side navigation, click Dependency Graph
- Click on the Dependabot tab
- Click on the Enable Dependabot button
- After a moment, refresh the page and you should see Dependabot hard at work
![screenshot showing Dependabot working on Version Updates](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/886768/328919645-4adf5727-255a-4ae1-97f7-70e94dc1134b.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3Mzg5ODQ4MDQsIm5iZiI6MTczODk4NDUwNCwicGF0aCI6Ii84ODY3NjgvMzI4OTE5NjQ1LTRhZGY1NzI3LTI1NWEtNGFlMS05N2Y3LTcwZTk0ZGMxMTM0Yi5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjUwMjA4JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI1MDIwOFQwMzE1MDRaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT0zMTU3ZjU1MDVmNjY4MzAzZDNmMTQ4MmVkNDQ3MzJjYWVkNTBlNjAyYTBiMTk4NzFmOTZlNTFkZTgxMzE1OTBlJlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCJ9.VdScQh7c6cT9IUnXJyJP1SfeRl9o5KEg3PE7iK8CBkI)
After a few minutes, you should get some more PRs!