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vishnuprakash9845 opened this issue May 23, 2025 · 0 comments
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Description:
While using Dependabot, I noticed a discrepancy between the actual updates and the PR description. The configuration file triggers a PR with 4 package updates, but the PR description incorrectly states that 11 updates are included. This can be misleading during code reviews. I’m exploring if there’s a way to disable or customize the PR description via the config file to avoid confusion.

Actual Behavior:
Dependabot creates a PR with 4 package updates, but the description claims 11 updates.
This misalignment causes confusion and may lead to incorrect assumptions during review.

Expected Behavior:
Dependabot should accurately reflect the number of updates in the PR description.
Alternatively, there should be a config option to disable or manually override the description.

Screenshot of Created PR with with 4 package updates:
Marked in green are the required packages

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Screenshot of Created same PR with Description:
Marked in red are the additional packages got added in description. Why in the description additional 7 packages are displayed even though there is no updates for this in the PR.

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Is there any option to disable the PR description using the dependabot config file?

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