{"slug": "ai-coding-assistant-dependency-version-selection-risks-stale-bleeding-edge-or", "title": "AI Coding Assistant Dependency Version Selection Risks: Stale, Bleeding Edge, or Non-Existent", "summary": "AI coding assistants including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code risk selecting dependency versions that are outdated, recently published, or non-existent, according to a new analysis of the tools' behavior.", "body_md": "AI coding assistant dependency version selection risk describes the pattern of tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code choosing library versions that are outdated, published within the last few days, or entirely fictional.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-coding-assistant-dependency-version-selection-risks-stale-bleeding-edge-or", "canonical_source": "https://blog.codacy.com/ai-coding-assistant-dependency-version-selection-risks-stale-bleeding-edge-or-non-existent", "published_at": "2026-08-21 15:12:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-21 15:43:51.790911+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["GitHub Copilot", "Cursor", "Claude Code"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-coding-assistant-dependency-version-selection-risks-stale-bleeding-edge-or", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-coding-assistant-dependency-version-selection-risks-stale-bleeding-edge-or.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-coding-assistant-dependency-version-selection-risks-stale-bleeding-edge-or.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-coding-assistant-dependency-version-selection-risks-stale-bleeding-edge-or.jsonld"}}