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GitHub Dependabot is GitHub's dependency security tooling, and this tag collects WindowsForum coverage of how it behaves in real integrations. The tagged content focuses on a specific change in how Dependabot reports withdrawn alerts: instead of alerts simply vanishing, GitHub now provides explicit signals, including webhook notifications and a 410 Gone API response that is distinct from a 404. That matters to teams mirroring Dependabot alerts into security dashboards, ticketing systems, or other tooling, because withdrawn advisories can now be detected and reconciled rather than silently dropped. The discussion is aimed at developers and administrators maintaining automated vulnerability workflows around GitHub repositories.
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    GitHub Dependabot Adds APM Version Updates for AI Agent Dependencies

    GitHub has added Dependabot version-update support for Agent Package Manager (APM), Microsoft's open-source dependency manager for AI agent configuration. The change is small, but it affects any team that keeps Copilot skills, prompts and instructions in a repository. Those files change often...
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    GitHub Dependabot API Adds version_requirement for Vulnerable Dependency Versions

    GitHub has added a version_requirement field to Dependabot alerts in the REST API. Dependabot alert responses now include a version_requirement field showing the version of the vulnerable dependency. The change was announced on October 20, 2026. It is a small addition, but it helps anyone who...
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    GitHub Dependabot Adds Withdrawn Alert Webhooks and 410 Gone API Responses

    GitHub has changed how Dependabot reports withdrawn alerts, and integrations that mirror those alerts elsewhere will want to know. Withdrawn alerts used to just disappear. Now there are two signals that tell you when one is gone. What changed According to GitHub's changelog of October 13, 2026...