The message 1 is invalid: * The line 3 of the message (line 1 of the body) exceeds the limit of 72 characters. The line contains 270 characters: "Prior to this commit Dependabot would create a pull request for every new patch version of Go. In `github_tag_and_release.yml` we only specify the minor version of Go though, so it is better to have Dependabot only create pull requests when there is a new minor version.". Please reformat the body so that all the lines fit 72 characters. The original message was: Use the Go minor version for Dependabot updates Prior to this commit Dependabot would create a pull request for every new patch version of Go. In `github_tag_and_release.yml` we only specify the minor version of Go though, so it is better to have Dependabot only create pull requests when there is a new minor version.