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The case for a cooldown: Why Dependabot now waits before issuing version updates

A new default three-day cooldown delays version update pull requests so maintainers and security researchers can address findings in a release before it gets into your code. The post The case for a cooldown: Why Dependabot now waits before issuing version updates appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

What happened

A new default three-day cooldown delays version update pull requests so maintainers and security researchers can address findings in a release before it gets into your code. The post The case for a cooldown: Why Dependabot now waits before issuing version updates appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

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    The case for a cooldown: Why Dependabot now waits before issuing version updates

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust90
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude62
Market relevance74
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency25
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.9145
Freshness factor0.35
Breaking bonus0
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