---
title: "Code scanning now allows configuring rulesets to prevent pull requests from being merged (beta)"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/code-scanning-now-allows-configuring-rulesets-to-prevent-pull-requests-from-being-merged-beta--p4a3zmly9
source_url: https://github.blog/changelog/2024-04-30-code-scanning-now-allows-configuring-rulesets-to-prevent-pull-requests-from-being-merged-beta
type: article
source: "GitHub Changelog"
published: 2024-04-30T14:29:28.174Z
updated: 2024-05-09T07:52:51.999Z
tags: ["dependabot", "code-scanning"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Code scanning now allows configuring rulesets to prevent pull requests from being merged (beta)

**[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Code scanning now allows configuring rulesets to prevent pull requests from being merged. The new `directories` key in `dependabot.yml` enables listing multiple directories for the same ecosystem configuration, reducing duplication and maintenance costs. Wildcards and globbing support are coming in future beta releases.

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Tags: [#dependabot](https://daily.dev/tags/dependabot), [#code-scanning](https://daily.dev/tags/code-scanning)

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