diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b38df29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46a1aa9..c53df9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [unreleased]
+
+* added dependabot to github workflows
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2021-08-18
 
 * first 1.0 release!