intro: 'Dependabot.com and Dependabot Preview will shut down on July 7th, 2021. You can upgrade to GitHub-native Dependabot by merging a pull request that will allow your dependencies to keep being updated.'

The majority of Dependabot Preview features have now been built directly into {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, so you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} alongside all the other functionality in {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} without having to go to a separate application. By migrating to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-native {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} and shutting down Dependabot Preview, we can also focus on bringing lots of exciting new features to {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %}, including more [ecosystem updates](https://github.com/github/roadmap/issues/150), [improved notifications](https://github.com/github/roadmap/issues/133), and {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} support for [{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}](https://github.com/github/roadmap/issues/86) and [{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_managed %}](https://github.com/github/roadmap/issues/135).

**The Dependabot Preview app and Dependabot.com will shut down on July 7th, 2021**. Any open pull requests from the Dependabot Preview bot will remain open, but the bot itself will no longer work on your {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} accounts and organizations. You’ll need to upgrade to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-native {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} by July 7th to keep using {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} functionality.

Beginning April 7, 2021, the Dependabot Preview app and Dependabot.com will no longer accept new customers.

While we built most of the Dependabot Preview features into {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-native {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %}, a few remain unavailable:

- **PHP environment variable and Elixir organization registries:** These features have not been added due to low usage in Dependabot Preview, but we are investigating if there are other solutions. For now, you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} to fetch dependencies from these registries.

- **Auto-merge:** Auto-merge will not be supported for the foreseeable future. We know some of you have built great workflows that rely on auto-merge, but we’re concerned about auto-merge being used to quickly propagate a malicious package across millions of developers. For those of you who have vetted your dependencies, or are only using internal dependencies, you can install third party auto-merge apps, or set up {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} to merge. We recommend always verifying your dependencies before merging them.

Upgrading from Dependabot Preview to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-native {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} requires only one step: enabling version updates by merging a pull request.

To enable {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} version updates, merge the pull request you will find in your repository called *Upgrade to GitHub-native Dependabot*. This pull request includes the updated configuration file needed for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-native {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %}.

If you have any questions or need help migrating, you can view or open issues in the [Dependabot repository](https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core/issues).