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Clarify the valid update-types values for the ignore block #40031

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@yeikel yeikel commented Aug 26, 2025 •
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Why:

The current example is invalid and causes confusion. A few entries above we list configuration options but are using different values in the examples for the specific entry,

Relevant issue: dependabot/dependabot-core#12953

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Updates the valid values for the update-types section of the ignore configuration property for Dependabot

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@yeikel Thanks for opening a PR! I'll double check with the Dependabot team and get back to you.

@Sharra-writes Sharra-writes added content This issue or pull request belongs to the Docs Content team dependabot Content related to Dependabot and removed triage Do not begin working on this issue until triaged by the team labels Aug 27, 2025
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@yeikel Got confirmation that this change should have been made a while ago and was apparently overlooked, so I'll get this added to the merge queue once checks are passing. Thanks for fixing it!

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