# PSA: GitHub Dependabot now supports Julia

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-github-dependabot-now-supports-julia/134997>\
**Category:** Tooling\
**Tags:** announcement\
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-github-dependabot-now-supports-julia/134997 "2026-01-12T05:38:33Z")\
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> [@JeffFessler](#):
>
> I asked copilot for help and it strongly suggested using `exclude-paths` which I tried but gave an dependabot error.

After trials, and dependabot `exclude-paths` errors, and discussions with AI, we found a possible solution - or rather a workaround - which is being tried right now. Here ist the [link to the article](https://ovirium.com/blog/exclude-directory-from-dependabot-checks/), and this is now in my `dependabot.toml`:

> **toml code**
>
> ```julia-auto
> updates:
> - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
> directory: "/"
> schedule:
> interval: "weekly"
> groups:
> github-actions:
> patterns:
> - "*"
> 
> - package-ecosystem: "julia"
> directories:
> - "/"
> schedule:
> interval: "weekly"
> groups:
> all-julia-packages:
> patterns:
> - "*"
> 
> - package-ecosystem: "julia"
> directory: "/docs"
> schedule:
> interval: "monthly"
> ignore:
> - dependency-name: "*"
> 
> - package-ecosystem: "julia"
> directory: "/test"
> schedule:
> interval: "monthly"
> ignore:
> - dependency-name: "*"
> 
> ```

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