Minor incident

GitHub: Disruption with Dependabot Alerts

Current status of GitHub: Operational — live GitHub status

Timeline

1. Oct 23, 2026, 14:58 UTC
   investigating
   We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.
2. Oct 23, 2026, 15:00 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.
3. Oct 23, 2026, 15:39 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.
4. Oct 23, 2026, 16:11 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.
5. Oct 23, 2026, 16:43 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.
6. Oct 23, 2026, 17:27 UTC
   investigating
   Some Dependabot alerts continue to be delayed in closing after repository updates address a vulnerability. We're continuing to investigate and work to restore normal processing.
7. Oct 23, 2026, 18:36 UTC
   monitoring
   The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
8. Oct 23, 2026, 18:51 UTC
   resolved
   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.

Updates as published by GitHub (original).