diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cddd8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1073a34..0182fa6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
     <sonar.organization>spdx-1</sonar.organization>
     <sonar.projectKey>spdx-java-core</sonar.projectKey>
-    <dependency-check-maven.version>8.0.2</dependency-check-maven.version>
+    <dependency-check-maven.version>12.1.3</dependency-check-maven.version>
   </properties>
   <profiles>  
     <profile>