Dependabot reviewers configuration option being replaced by code owners

To improve reliability and reduce review assignment conflicts, we’re removing the Dependabot reviewers configuration option on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

We’re retiring this dependabot.yml configuration option because the functionality overlaps with GitHub code owners. This has caused issues in the past, and it’s duplicated effort to maintain the same functionality.

Moving forward, we recommend relying solely on code owners for assigning pull request reviewers. You can use a CODEOWNERS file to define individuals or teams responsible for code in a repository. GitHub natively supports code owners, ensuring more consistent and streamlined behavior. This change simplifies your configuration by having all your review requests come from one configuration file.

To get started using code owners today, check out these steps to set up a CODEOWNERS file.