Enable dependabot updates (#13976)

Fixes https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11828

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644

index 0000000000..9c7db1fc86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - # "pip" is the correct setting for poetry, per https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file#package-ecosystem
+    package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/docker"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/changelog.d/13976.misc b/changelog.d/13976.misc
new file mode 100644

index 0000000000..c235d3a4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/13976.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enable update notifications from Github's dependabot.