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This PR sets up Dependabot to proactively monitor critical dependencies in ref-fvm, providing maintainers with timely notifications about important updates while avoiding excessive noise.

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Updated .github/dependabot.yml to monitor 15 critical dependencies with a monthly schedule:

Security & Performance Critical:

  • wasmtime, wasmtime-environ - Core runtime dependencies requiring careful review

Cryptographic Dependencies:

  • blake2b_simd, k256, bls-signatures - Important for security updates

Core Serialization & Encoding:

  • serde, cid, ipld-core, multihash-codetable, multihash-derive

Filecoin Ecosystem:

  • filecoin-proofs-api, fvm-wasm-instrument

IPLD Encoding:

  • serde_ipld_dagcbor, serde_repr, serde_tuple

Protocol Utilities:

  • unsigned-varint

Approach

  • Monthly schedule (reduced from weekly) to balance awareness with noise reduction
  • Allowlist approach targeting only the most critical dependencies
  • Notification-focused - PRs serve as alerts for planned upgrades rather than auto-merge candidates

This configuration enables proactive dependency management for components that either require careful performance analysis (like wasmtime) or represent security-critical infrastructure, helping maintainers stay ahead of important updates without overwhelming the review process.

Fixes #2188.

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Setup dependabot for key dependencies Configure Dependabot for critical dependencies with monthly schedule Aug 5, 2025
Copilot finished work on behalf of rvagg August 5, 2025 05:53
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rvagg commented Aug 5, 2025

See notes in #2188, this probably isn't going to work with dependabot the way it is.

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