How we use Dependabot to secure GitHub

This post details the internal rollout strategy for Dependabot at GitHub. It covers the measurement of existing Dependabot alerts using the GraphQL API, a three-stage rollout process (measure, staged rollout, remediation), and integration with internal tools like the Service Catalog and Engineering Fundamentals program for prioritizing and tracking dependency remediation. The post also discusses communication strategies for engineers and the use of the 'Automatically enabled for new repositories' feature.