Dependabot security updates reference

Find usage information for Dependabot security updates.

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Priority of grouped security update settings

Settings for grouped Dependabot security updates are applied in the following order, from highest to lowest priority:

  1. Settings defined in a dependabot.yml file. See About the dependabot.yml file.
  2. Repository-level settings defined in the UI
  3. Organization-level settings defined in the UI

Enablement for forked repositories

If you create a fork of a repository that has security updates enabled, GitHub will automatically disable Dependabot security updates for the fork. You can then decide whether to enable Dependabot security updates on the specific fork.