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Package release age rule for supply chain risk

March 31, 2026Florian Roth

Florian Roth recommends delaying new dependency versions by days or a week so the ecosystem can inspect releases before CI pipelines pull them.

You can reduce a lot of package supply chain risk with one boring rule:
Do not install fresh releases immediately. use a minimum release age
delay new package versions by a few days or a week
let the ecosystem inspect the package before your pipeline pulls it
Florian Roth
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