# Reduce Dependabot version updates in your Python projects with the increase-if-necessary strategy

DevFeed: [Reduce Dependabot version updates in your Python projects with the increase-if-necessary strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reduce-dependabot-version-updates-in-your-python-projects-with-the-increase-if-necessary-strategy-73817.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-24-reduce-dependabot-version-updates-in-your-python-projects-with-the-increase-if-necessary-strategy>)

Author: Kevin Duck

Published: 2022-10-24T18:59:06Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [Dependabot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dependabot.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [versioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/versioning.md>)

Tags: [dependabot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependabot.md>), [dependency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependency.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version.md>), [versioning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/versioning.md>)

## AI overview

Dependabot now supports the increase-if-necessary versioning strategy for Python. It can reduce version update pull requests when a new version already satisfies the dependency requirement in a project's configuration.

## Source excerpt

Dependabot now supports now supports the increase-if-necessary versioning strategy for the Python ecosystem. This allows you to reduce Dependabot version updates when your current dependency requirement is already satisfied by...