From a2059ed7895e033e993cfa6776fe5f4deada1826 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CrazyMax Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:25:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about dependabot Signed-off-by: CrazyMax --- README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 49cb626..9bc3e67 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ___ * [Customizing](#customizing) * [inputs](#inputs) * [outputs](#outputs) +* [Keep up-to-date with GitHub Dependabot](#keep-up-to-date-with-github-dependabot) * [Limitation](#limitation) ## Usage @@ -295,6 +296,22 @@ Following environment variables can be used as `step.env` keys > **ยน** Only used if `input.context` is a valid git uri. +## Keep up-to-date with GitHub Dependabot + +Since [Dependabot](https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/keeping-your-actions-up-to-date-with-github-dependabot) +has [native GitHub Actions support](https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates#package-ecosystem), +to enable it on your GitHub repo all you need to do is add the `.github/dependabot.yml` file: + +```yaml +version: 2 +updates: + # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions + - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" + directory: "/" + schedule: + interval: "daily" +``` + ## Limitation This action is only available for Linux [virtual environments](https://help.github.com/en/articles/virtual-environments-for-github-actions#supported-virtual-environments-and-hardware-resources).