diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directories:
+      - "/"
+      - "template/{% if use_git and dev_platform == 'GitHub' %}.github{% endif %}/workflows"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "dependencies: "
+      include: scope
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
diff --git a/template/{% if use_git and dev_platform == 'GitHub' %}.github{% endif %}/dependabot.yml b/template/{% if use_git and dev_platform == 'GitHub' %}.github{% endif %}/dependabot.yml
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+++ b/template/{% if use_git and dev_platform == 'GitHub' %}.github{% endif %}/dependabot.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directories:
+      - "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "dependencies: "
+      include: scope
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"