diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daec318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c55bdbd..57d3696 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .*
 !/.gitignore
+!/.github
 plugin/target
 dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 /sandbox