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Address feedback: Clarify reviewers field validity and deprecation status in Dependabot docs#530

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Copilot AI commented Mar 23, 2026

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Related to #529

Description

Addresses review feedback asking for documentation confirming reviewers is a valid dependabot.yml field.

Findings:

  • reviewers is documented as a valid Dependabot config key in GHES 3.12 docs and the docs source
  • However, the field is deprecated for GitHub.com — it's gated behind a dependabot-reviewers-deprecation feature flag and no longer rendered in the public docs
  • Current recommended approach for GitHub.com: use a CODEOWNERS file to automatically add reviewers to Dependabot PRs

No code changes were required; this PR documents the research and communicates findings via the review thread.

Type of change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Documentation
  • Refactor / cleanup
  • Performance improvement
  • Other (describe above)

Checklist

  • I've read the contributing guide
  • Tests pass locally (just test-all)
  • Code passes clippy (just clippy)
  • Code is properly formatted (cargo fmt)
  • New tests added (regression test for bugs, coverage for new features)
  • Documentation (both code and site) updated (if applicable)

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Copilot AI mentioned this pull request Mar 23, 2026
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] [WIP] Address feedback: Add documentation for valid reviewers field in labeler Address feedback: Clarify reviewers field validity and deprecation status in Dependabot docs Mar 23, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from seqre March 23, 2026 20:26
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