How many open dependency update pull requests is healthy for a team?
Cap open update pull requests, group low risk updates and fast track security fixes. Learn how a work in progress limit keeps the queue from growing.
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Cap open update pull requests, group low risk updates and fast track security fixes. Learn how a work in progress limit keeps the queue from growing.
Most bots cap open pull requests; documented defaults are 5 and 10. Pick a cap reviewers can clear in a week, and raise it only if the queue stays empty.
A cap on open bot PRs protects reviewers. GitHub's dependency bot defaults to five version update PRs. How to choose a limit that fits your team.
There is no magic number, but a comment budget works: cap comments per pull request, rank by severity, and cut any rule developers keep dismissing.
A Node.js LTS line gets about 30 months of fixes: 12 in Active LTS, then 18 in Maintenance. Here are the exact dates for lines 20, 22, 24 and 26.
Each Go major release is supported until two newer majors exist, roughly a year. With Go 1.27 out, 1.26 and 1.27 are supported and 1.25 is not.
GitHub Actions keeps artifacts and logs for 90 days by default. How to change it, the limits for public and private repos, and the October 2026 change.
Angular gives each major 12 months of active support and 12 months of LTS with security fixes only. See the table and how to plan upgrades around it.
Integration credentials live for different times: one hour, eight hours, months or until revoked. A comparison table and what to do about long ones.
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