# Tame Dependabot: Group your updates, slow the cadence, keep security fast

DevFeed: [Tame Dependabot: Group your updates, slow the cadence, keep security fast](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/tame-dependabot-group-your-updates-slow-the-cadence-keep-security-fast-19855.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/security/supply-chain-security/tame-dependabot-group-your-updates-slow-the-cadence-keep-security-fast/>)

Author: Bruno Borges

Published: 2026-07-29T16:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-requests.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to reduce Dependabot pull request noise by grouping dependency updates into a monthly batch while keeping security updates fast. It uses Microsoft's open source GCToolkit project as an example and describes the relevant configuration changes.

## Source excerpt

Dependabot keeps your dependencies current, but its defaults can flood your repository with pull requests. Here's how grouping updates, slowing the cadence, and keeping security fixes fast cut the noise on a Microsoft open source project. The post Tame Dependabot: Group your updates, slow the cadence, keep security fast appeared first on The GitHub Blog.