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@jbampton jbampton commented Jan 7, 2026

Enforces security best practices by requiring a minimum age for new dependency releases before they are automatically updated by Dependabot.

This practice, known as a "cooldown period," helps mitigate supply chain attacks by allowing time for frequently published malicious packages to be identified.

https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/dependabot-options-reference#cooldown-

refs apache/cloudstack#12384

Enforces security best practices by requiring a minimum age for new dependency releases before they are automatically updated by Dependabot.

This practice, known as a "cooldown period," helps mitigate supply chain attacks by allowing time for frequently published malicious packages to be identified.

https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/dependabot-options-reference#cooldown-
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