diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..581395acd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"  
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 2
+    labels:
+      - "type:maintenance"
+      - "dependencies"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "^.*eslint.*$"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"    
+    labels:
+      - "type:maintenance"
+      - "dependencies"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 804866ca5a..6b95a70113 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
       - '**/*Spec.js'
       - '**/*.md'
       - '**/*.txt'
+      - '**/*.yml'
+      - '**/*.yaml'
   schedule:
     - cron: '28 21 * * 3'