Merge with Confidence: Introducing Breakability Analysis for Pull Requests (Early Access)
We are excited to announce the Early Access launch of Breakability Analysis for Snyk Pull Requests, furthering our mission to help developers fix vulnerabilities without slowing down innovation.
We understand that the "fear of breaking the build" is a major blocker to keeping dependencies up to date. Updating a library to fix a security issue shouldn't feel like a gamble. That’s why we have introduced a new predictive risk assessment to help you distinguish between a quick fix and a complex upgrade.
Starting today via Snyk Preview, Snyk will analyze proposed dependency upgrades and assign a Breakability (Merge) Risk Score directly within the PR description:
🟢 Low Risk (Safe to Merge): We have high confidence the upgrade contains only non-breaking changes (e.g., security patches or EOL runtime drops). These are strong candidates for auto-merging.
🟡 Medium Risk: Caution is advised due to ambiguous change log data or environmental factors.
🔴 High Risk (Action Required): We have identified likely breaking changes (e.g., API removals) that likely require code refactoring. These should be prioritized for a dedicated sprint.
This insight allows your team to burn down the backlog of "Low Risk" fixes quickly while preventing "High Risk" upgrades from silently breaking your builds.
This feature is available now in Early Access for supported ecosystems. You can enable it for your organization by navigating to Settings > Snyk Preview.
Read more about the assessment here.
Enjoy merging with confidence!
P.S. Please note that at this time, Breakability Analysis involves sending package information, including the current and proposed upgrade version, to an LLM. AI generated content may contain errors and should be reviewed for accuracy before use.