diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1227adb8..2e5f32d5 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     commit-message:
-      prefix: "deps"
+      prefix: "build"
       include: "scope"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     # Workflow files stored in the default location of `.github/workflows`. (You don't need to specify `/.github/workflows` for `directory`. You can use `directory: "/"`.)
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 223cb0fd..10ff937d 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -5,5 +5,11 @@
       "release-type": "node",
       "package-name": "5e-database"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "changelog-sections": [
+    {
+      "type": "build",
+      "section": "Dependencies"
+    }
+  ]
 }