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How do you ignore specific dependencies in Dependabot configuration?
The ignore option excludes specific dependencies (or specific version ranges of a dependency)
from Dependabot's update checks entirely — useful when a dependency is intentionally pinned to an older
version for compatibility reasons, or when a specific major version bump is known to require significant
manual migration work you're not ready to take on yet.
updates: - package-ecosystem: "npm" directory: "/" schedule: interval: "weekly" ignore: - dependency-name: "lodash" versions: ["5.x"] - dependency-name: "legacy-package" " ignore all updates entirely
Ignoring a specific version range (like 5.x) rather than the whole dependency lets Dependabot
still propose smaller, safer patch updates within the currently supported version line, while holding off on
the specific major bump you're intentionally deferring — a more surgical approach than blocking all
updates to that dependency outright.
What does the ignore option let you exclude from Dependabot's checks?
Why might you ignore just a specific version range rather than an entire dependency?
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