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Dependabot pull requests jobs are now available to run on self hosted GitHub Actions runners

Previously, developers who used private registries to host their packages on internal networks could not use Dependabot to update the versions of those packages in their code.

With this change, users can choose to run Dependabot pull request jobs on their private networks with self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, allowing Dependabot to access on-premises private registries and update those packages.

A prerequisite for enabling self-hosted runners includes enabling GitHub Actions for the repositories of interest. It’s important to note that running Dependabot does not count towards GitHub Actions minutes – meaning that using Dependabot continues to be free for everyone.

To get started, check out our documentation on managing self-hosted runners with Dependabot Updates.

If you’re interested in learning more about what it means to run Dependabot as a GitHub Actions workflow, check out our changelog and FAQ or Dependabot on Actions documentation.

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GitHub Actions – Deployment views across environments (GA)

The new deployment views across environments are now generally available (GA)! 🎉

Previously we have shipped dashboard views to track your deployments using GitHub Actions across various environments.
These views have enabled Developers and DevOps managers to view the full history of deployments in a repository or filter them across environments & workflows to understand their status, duration or address any blockers.

We are now announcing GA for these Deployment Dashboard views along with the following enhancements:

  • Pinning of environments. Ex: You can now “pin” up to 10 of your most critical environments to provide a quick way to view all the deployments rolled out to them.
  • More filters on the views. Ex: You can now drill down to the list of deployments triggered by specific creators with specific deployment statuses and targeting specific environments.

New Deployment views

Learn more about viewing and filtering deployments in your repository through our documentation.

For questions, visit the GitHub Actions community.
To see what’s next for Actions, visit our public roadmap.

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OpenSSF Scorecard info is now available in the Dependency Review Action

Dependency review helps you understand dependency changes and the security impact of these changes at every pull request. We have updated the dependency review action to include information from the OpenSSF Scorecard project into the review, helping you better understand the security posture of the dependencies that you’re using.

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Dependabot now updates comments in GitHub Actions workflows referencing action versions

GitHub Actions workflows often specify the version of an action using the commit SHA. Since commit SHAs are immutable, this ensures that Actions always picks the same version. Commit SHAs, however, are not very human friendly, so best practice is to include the semver version in a comment next to the SHA. Dependabot will now update the semver version in comments when updating Actions workflows with a commit SHA version.

Dependabot is open source, and we're thankful to first-time contributor @jproberts for this great addition!

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