Document how to remove limits in Dependabot

[yeikel]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/dependabot-options-reference#open-pull-requests-limit-

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

By default, Dependabot sets open-pull-requests-limit to 5, and setting it to 0 disables the ecosystem entirely. What remains unclear is whether there’s an officially supported way to remove this limit.

I understand that setting a very large integer (e.g., 1000000) removes the limit for most practical use cases, but it is unclear if this is what the team recommends to remove the limit

[Jamq2]

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[Sharra-writes]

@yeikel Thanks for opening an issue! I will draft a question for the Dependabot team to ask once people are back from vacation.

[yeikel]

Hey @Sharra-writes. I understand that people may still be on vacation, but I wonder if you got a chance to check on this one?

Thank you!

[Sharra-writes]

@yeikel No, I'm afraid I got sick for a week and behind on things just as the repository blew up with submissions (and spam). I'm treading water here until the holidays are past.

[yeikel]

@yeikel No, I'm afraid I got sick for a week and behind on things just as the repository blew up with submissions (and spam). I'm treading water here until the holidays are past.

I'm sorry to hear that. I am glad that you're feeling better

I hope we can get an answer at some point, but it's not urgent

I'll follow up next year past holidays

Happy holidays 🎅🇨🇽🎊