diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa8bfed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: pip
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  pull-request-branch-name:
+    separator: "-"
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 3
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7073b720..e56ad82e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 mkdocs==1.1.2
-mkdocs-material==6.1.7
-pygments==2.6.1
-pymdown-extensions==7.1.0
+mkdocs-material==7.0.6
+pygments==2.8.1
+pymdown-extensions==8.1.1