Enable dependency scanning with Dependabot
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Newbie friendliness
- 76/100
Research direction
Review SECURITY.md for the T7 supply-chain context, then inspect the repository's Go module and GitHub Actions usage before creating .github/dependabot.yml. Configure weekly scanning for Go modules and GitHub Actions, with grouped minor and patch updates as appropriate. Done means the configuration covers both ecosystems and matches the listed acceptance criteria.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
Summary
Enable Dependabot to automatically scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities and create PRs for updates.
Background
From the security threat model (T7: Supply Chain - Dependency Compromise), dependencies like go-github, go-yaml, and helm-docs could be compromised. Automated scanning helps detect known vulnerabilities quickly.
Acceptance Criteria
- Add
.github/dependabot.ymlconfiguration - Enable scanning for Go modules
- Enable scanning for GitHub Actions
- Configure appropriate update schedule (weekly recommended)
- Consider grouping minor/patch updates to reduce PR noise
Example Configuration
version: 2
updates:
- package-ecosystem: "gomod"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
groups:
minor-and-patch:
patterns:
- "*"
update-types:
- "minor"
- "patch"
- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
Priority
Medium - Supply chain security
Related
- SECURITY.md threat model (T7)
- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 0
- Forks
- 0
- Avg merge
- 3d 6h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 4
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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