Current answer
GitHub experienced a minor incident: Disruption with Dependabot Alerts. ServiceAlert observed recovery on Oct 23, 2026.
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Incident Lifecycle
Incident Timeline
Monitoring
The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
Oct 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC
Investigating
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.
Oct 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM UTC
Investigating
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.
Oct 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC
Investigating
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.
Oct 23, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTC
Investigating
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.
Oct 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM UTC
Investigating
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.
Oct 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC
Investigating
We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.
Oct 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC
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