diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_beachball.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_beachball.yml
index 2673b500..6a76d6a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_beachball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_beachball.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ jobs:
           # Check out the pull request HEAD
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
       - run: npx beachball change --type patch --message "Bumping dependencies via dependabot"
       - run: git push origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.default_branch }}
diff --git a/dependabot.yml b/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35140877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Basic set up for three package managers
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: 'daily'
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for npm
+  - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
+    directory: '/'
+    versioning-strategy: 'widen'
+    schedule:
+      interval: 'daily'