Devops iconDevopsSep 9, 2026

GitHub Quietly Fixes One of Dependabot’s Oldest Headaches

GitHub Dependabot can now authenticate to GitHub-hosted package registries without personal access tokens, reducing credential management and supply chain security risk.

GitHub Quietly Fixes One of Dependabot’s Oldest Headaches

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GitHub Dependabot can now authenticate to GitHub-hosted package registries without personal access tokens, reducing credential management and supply chain security risk.

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GitHub Dependabot can now authenticate to GitHub-hosted package registries without personal access tokens, reducing credential management and supply chain security risk.

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