diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e946af356e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "all"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - directory: ".gitlab/dangerjs"
+        patterns:
+          - "package-lock.json"
+    # Disable "version updates" (keep only "security updates")
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
diff --git a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
index 6b4f9760b1..bc5b2a7256 100644
--- a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 * @esp-idf-codeowners/other
 
 /.*                                   @esp-idf-codeowners/tools
+/.github/dependabot.yml               @esp-idf-codeowners/ci
 /.github/workflows/                   @esp-idf-codeowners/ci
 /.gitlab-ci.yml                       @esp-idf-codeowners/ci
 /.gitlab/ci/                          @esp-idf-codeowners/ci