diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87530ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "[DEPENDA-BOT] "
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for npm
+  # only update dependencies that are very urgent
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "[DEPENDA-BOT] "
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-label.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-label.yaml
index d06eef59..bb51ecc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-label.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-label.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
               { keyword: 'refactor', label: 'refactor' },
               { keyword: 'fix', label: 'bug' },
               { keyword: '[RENOVATE-BOT]', label: 'dependency upgrade' },
+              { keyword: '[DEPENDA-BOT]', label: 'dependency alerts' },
             ];
 
             // Collect all labels that should be added according to the title