diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06d1790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# specify which package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 41f0ed3..7d00195 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-setuptools==65.5.0
+setuptools==69.2.0
 Sphinx==6.2.1
 sphinx-automodapi==0.15.0
 sphinx_rtd_theme==1.2.2