Merge main into live

.github/workflows/docs-verifier.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Validate
-        uses: dotnet/docs-actions/docs-verifier@cdb3719bab6025f7621b04044094048f597b1ae0 # main
+        uses: dotnet/docs-actions/docs-verifier@2b8a86afdd8ec01d487634dacd3ef2996240397a # main
         env:
           GITHUB_PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/scorecards.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@b96794f015dfd88f77b49b1c93e0fa7110f94c63 # v4.38.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@1c5b675653bb5c22dbe9b12b556ec555138e09fd # v4.38.1
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif

README.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Our team's tasks are tracked in our [project boards](https://github.com/dotnet/d
 
 ## :purple_heart: Contribute
 
-We welcome contributions to help us improve and complete the .NET docs. This is a very large repo, covering a large area. If this is your first visit, see the [Contributor guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/contribute/content/dotnet/dotnet-contribute) for information on working with us. Look for issues labeled [`help wanted` :label:](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22+) for ideas to get started. 
+We welcome contributions to help us improve and complete the .NET docs. This is a very large repo, covering a large area. If this is your first visit, see the [Contributor guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/contribute/content/dotnet/dotnet-contribute) for information on working with us. Look for issues labeled [`help wanted` :label:](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22+) for ideas to get started.
 
 Before submitting a PR with 3rd party dependencies, see our policy on [3rd party dependencies](admin/3rdPartyDependencies.md).
 
@@ -61,6 +61,5 @@ to clarify expected behavior in our community. For more information, see the [.N
 - [![OPS status checker](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/check-for-build-warnings.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/check-for-build-warnings.yml):  Builds the site for the PR in context, and verifies the build reporting either, `success`, `warnings`, or `error`.
 - [![Snippets 5000](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/snippets5000.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/snippets5000.yml):  Custom .NET build validation, locates code impacted by a PR, and builds.
 - [![Target supported version](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/version-sweep.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/version-sweep.yml):  Runs monthly, creating issues on projects that target .NET versions that are out of support.
-- [![Update dependabot.yml](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/dependabot-bot.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/dependabot-bot.yml):  Automatically updates the `dependabot` configuration weekly, but only if required.
 - [![quest import](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/quest.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/quest.yml): Automatically synchronizes issues with Quest (Azure DevOps).
 - [![bulk quest import](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/quest-bulk.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dotnet/docs/actions/workflows/quest-bulk.yml): Manual bulk import of issues into Quest (Azure DevOps).

admin/governance.md

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ If you change any branch protection rules, alert the @dotnet/docs team via email
 
 We have several other workflows installed to automate a variety of tasks:
 
-- **dependabot-bot**: This regenerates our dependabot config file periodically.
 - **no-response**: This action automatically closes PRs or issues where we've asked for clarification from the original poster (OP) and haven't heard any response. It will only happen when the `needs-more-info` label has been applied. Use that label with care.
 - **quest**: This action links and synchronizes GitHub issues with an internal Azure DevOps instance used for reporting and planning.
 - **version-sweep**: This action periodically checks for samples that use TFMs that are out of support. It helps us keep our samples up to date.

docfx.json

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
                 "docs/visual-basic/**/**.{md,yml}": "wiwagn"
             },
             "ms.date": {
-                "_csharpstandard/standard/*.md": "08/19/2026",
+                "_csharpstandard/standard/*.md": "09/22/2026",
                 "_csharplang/proposals/csharp-14.0/*.md": "08/06/2025",
                 "_csharplang/proposals/csharp-15.0/*.md": "08/12/2026",
                 "_csharplang/proposals/*.md": "08/12/2026",