GitHub Status · History · Incident #152933

RESOLVED

Disruption with Dependabot Alerts

Minor · Started Oct 23, 2026 · 2:58 PM

  • Duration

    3h 52m

  • Severity

    Minor

  • Detection lead

    —

  • User reports

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Summary

Disruption with Dependabot Alerts

This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.


  • Started

    Oct 23, 2026 · 2:58 PM

  • Resolved

    Oct 23, 2026 · 6:51 PM

  • Duration

    3h 52m

  • Severity

    Minor

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 2:58 PM GitHub

    We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 3:00 PM GitHub

    We’re investigating delays in some Dependabot alerts closing after affected repositories have been updated to address a vulnerability. Alert processing is backed up. We’ll share more information as it becomes available.

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 3:39 PM GitHub

    We’re scaling alert processing capacity to reduce the backlog causing delays in some Dependabot alerts closing after affected repositories have been updated. We’re continuing to monitor and will share another update as more information becomes available.

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 4:11 PM GitHub

    We’re continuing to investigate delays in some Dependabot alerts closing after affected repositories are updated. Alert processing remains backed up, and additional processing capacity is rolling out to help reduce the backlog. We’re monitoring the rollout and will share another update as we learn more.

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 4:43 PM GitHub

    We’re continuing to investigate delays in some Dependabot alerts closing after affected repositories are updated. Alert processing remains backed up, and additional processing capacity is rolling out to help reduce the backlog. We’re monitoring progress and will share another update as we learn more.

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 23 · 5:27 PM GitHub

    Some Dependabot alerts continue to be delayed in closing after repository updates address a vulnerability. <br /><br />We're continuing to investigate and work to restore normal processing.

  • ◉

    Monitoring

    Oct 23 · 6:36 PM GitHub

    The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.

  • ✓

    Resolved

    Oct 23 · 6:51 PM GitHub

    This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.

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