diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index ce831abc..1b1d6f77 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # will be requested for review when someone opens a pull request.
 *       @open-component-model/Maintainers
 
+# Changes on repository settings require admin permissions
+/.github/settings.yml   @open-component-model/admins
+/.github/CODEOWNERS     @open-component-model/admins
+
 # Owners for specific directories
 #/docs/  @<org>/<team>
 #/src/   @<org>/<team>
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f6890409..073b7953 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "sunday"
+    labels:
+      - kind/dependency
+      - kind/chore
+      - kind/skip-release-notes
+      - component/github-actions
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/"
     groups:
@@ -19,3 +24,6 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "sunday"
+    labels:
+      - kind/dependency
+      - kind/chore
diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
index ce90691e..a3aea754 100644
--- a/.github/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/release-drafter.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,2 @@
-name-template: '$NEXT_MINOR_VERSION'
-tag-template: '$NEXT_MINOR_VERSION'
-version-template: '$COMPLETE'
-change-template: '- $TITLE (#$NUMBER)'
-change-title-escapes: '\<*_&#@`'
-template: |
-  # Release $NEXT_MINOR_VERSION
-
-  $CHANGES
-exclude-labels:
-  - 'kind/skip-release-notes'
\ No newline at end of file
+# see: https://github.com/open-component-model/.github/blob/main/.github/release-drafter.yml
+_extends: .github
diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db141afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# These settings are synced to GitHub by https://probot.github.io/apps/settings/
+
+# see: https://github.com/open-component-model/.github/blob/main/.github/settings.yml
+_extends: .github
+
+labels:
+- name: repo/ocm-controller
+  color: bfd4f2