From 1a864c9c36c2eb4150d3010b0a3947c3a4adb3a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jurre Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:24:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Dependabot: Clarify config file branch requirement (#43438) --- .../configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file.md b/content/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file.md index 3c52b75a37fc..bc6d337fc28c 100644 --- a/content/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file.md +++ b/content/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ shortTitle: Configure dependabot.yml The {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} configuration file, `dependabot.yml`, uses YAML syntax. If you're new to YAML and want to learn more, see "[Learn YAML in five minutes](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1214409/Learn-YAML-in-five-minutes)." -You must store this file in the `.github` directory of your repository. When you add or update the `dependabot.yml` file, this triggers an immediate check for version updates. For more information and an example, see "[AUTOTITLE](/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuring-dependabot-version-updates#enabling-dependabot-version-updates)." +You must store this file in the `.github` directory of your repository in the default branch. When you add or update the `dependabot.yml` file, this triggers an immediate check for version updates. For more information and an example, see "[AUTOTITLE](/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuring-dependabot-version-updates#enabling-dependabot-version-updates)." Any options that also affect security updates are used the next time a security alert triggers a pull request for a security update. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-security-updates/configuring-dependabot-security-updates)."