[2022-10-24]: Dependabot Updates supporting the increase-if-necessary versioning strategy for Python - [GA] #8372 (#31944)

content/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file.md

@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ Available update strategies
 | `lockfile-only` | `bundler`, `cargo`, `composer`, `mix`, `npm`, `pip` | Only create pull requests to update lockfiles. Ignore any new versions that would require package manifest changes. |
 | `auto` | `bundler`, `cargo`, `composer`, `mix`, `npm`, `pip` | Follow the default strategy described above.|
 | `widen`| `composer`, `npm` | Relax the version requirement to include both the new and old version, when possible. |
-| `increase`| `bundler`, `composer`, `npm` | Always increase the version requirement to match the new version. |
+| `increase`| `bundler`, `composer`, `npm`{% ifversion dependabot-increase-version-pip-support %}, `pip`{% endif %}  | Always increase the version requirement to match the new version. |
-| `increase-if-necessary` | `bundler`, `composer`, `npm` | Increase the version requirement only when required by the new version. |
+| `increase-if-necessary` | `bundler`, `composer`, `npm`{% ifversion dependabot-increase-version-pip-support %}, `pip`{% endif %} | Increase the version requirement only when required by the new version. |
 
 ```yaml
 # Customize the manifest version strategy

data/features/dependabot-increase-version-pip-support.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Reference: issue  #8372
+# Adding pip support for increase-if-necessary and increase versioning strategies for Dependabot version updates
+versions:
+  fpt: '*'
+  ghec: '*'
+  ghes: '>= 3.8'
+  ghae: '>= 3.8'