Receiving message "update_note_possible" on certain dependencies which breaks the pipeline while running dependabot in ADO

[mouaxiong1980]

Describe the bug
When running dependabot against our repo in ADO, dependabot is able to create PRs. However, on certain packages, it is coming back with the error message:

##[Error]Update job error: update_not_possible {"dependencies":["Microsoft.Extensions.Logging"]}

I've attached a screenshot.

Categorization

• This is not a permissions issue (Seek help at 403 error when Dependabot tries to create a pull request #1245)

Repository
URL: e.g. https://dev.azure.com/tingle/dependabot/_git/repro-684
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To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Simply running the pipeline causes the error when dependabot is running

Expected behavior
PRs are created for each group specified and as necessary.

Logs and screenshots
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Additional context

[rhyskoedijk]

@mouaxiong1980 this is a known issue in dependabot-core for the NuGet ecosystem. Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done in the scope of this project to fix it. There is a detailed explanation of why this happens in dependabot/dependabot-core#10834 (comment).

Feel free to upvote and comment on the above issue to give it more attention and visibility with the dependabot-core team. Until this is fixed in dependabot-core, the only workaround is to disable your group configuration in dependabot.yml.