<p><a href="https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core/issues/9057" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dependabot cannot update the Golang version that is defined in the go.mod file</a>. See this GitHub ticket. As a workaround <a href="https://github.com/030/gomod-go-version-updater-action" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this GitHub action</a> could be used to remediate the issue.</p>

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<p><a href="https://github.com/dependabot" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dependabot</a> has been enabled and is creating PRs, but not for the Golang version that is defined in the go.mod file.</p>

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# Auto update golang version that is defined in a go.mod file using Dependabot

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-08-10)

[Dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot) has been enabled and is creating PRs, but not for the Golang version that is defined in the go.mod file.

**Tags:** automation, github, github-actions, go, dependabot


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2024-08-10. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

[Dependabot cannot update the Golang version that is defined in the go.mod file](https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core/issues/9057). See this GitHub ticket. As a workaround [this GitHub action](https://github.com/username_0/gomod-go-version-updater-action) could be used to remediate the issue.


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