diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87d019721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# See https://github.com/umccr/orcabus/issues/455
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+      time: "09:00"
+      timezone: "Australia/Melbourne"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "[draft]"
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 120228c96..0853d14fa 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ skel/
 docs/
 openapi/
 venv/
+.github/