Dependabot adds support for sbt ecosystem
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Dependabot now supports the sbt package ecosystem, allowing it to monitor build.sbt files and automatically open pull requests for dependency updates. This feature benefits developers using sbt for their Scala projects by automating dependency management and improving security by highlighting available patches. To enable it, users need to add sbt to their dependabot.yml configuration.
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- Dependabot now supports sbt package ecosystem
Dependabot now supports the sbt package ecosystem. Users can add sbt to their dependabot.yml file to have Dependabot monitor build.sbt files and open pull requests for dependency updates.
Read the original announcement →
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-05-26-dependabot-version-updates-now-support-the-sbt-ecosystem
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