# PSA: Use Dependabot to update GitHub actions automatically

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-use-dependabot-to-update-github-actions-automatically/96001>\
**Category:** Tooling\
**Tags:** announcement\
**Created:** [March 13, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-use-dependabot-to-update-github-actions-automatically/96001 "2023-03-13T12:59:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![nsajko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nsajko/32/221187_2.png) [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-use-dependabot-to-update-github-actions-automatically/96001/4 "2025-11-20T08:18:24Z")

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Dependabot now has support for Julia packages, too, allowing it to replace CompatHelper, the Julia-specific alternative:

- [This month in Julia world - 2025-10](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/this-month-in-julia-world-2025-10/133753)

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