# 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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### Author: ![Eben60](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/eben60/32/13475_2.png) [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-github-dependabot-now-supports-julia/134997/24 "2026-09-24T08:34:14Z")

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> [@Tamas\_Papp](#):
>
> nonsensical compat bounds for standard libraries

see [PSA: Compat requirements in the General registry are changing](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-compat-requirements-in-the-general-registry-are-changing/104958)

> [@PSA: Compat requirements in the General registry are changing](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-compat-requirements-in-the-general-registry-are-changing/104958/1):
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> **If your package supports Julia 1.3 or earlier** , then for most stdlibs you should set:
> 
> ```julia-auto
> [compat]
> StdlibName = "<0.0.1, 1"
> 
> ```

That could be why setting Julia compat to 1.10 helps.

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