diff --git a/.github/workflows/java_build.yml b/.github/workflows/java_build.yml
index 263b7ed..5d62718 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java_build.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ name: Java - CI with Maven
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'dependabot/**'
     paths: 
       - java/**
       - .github/workflows/java_build.yml
 
-  pull_request_target:
-    paths: 
-      - java/**
-
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build and Publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java_dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/java_dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b58a663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/java_dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Java - CI with Maven - Dependabot
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+       - java/**/pom.xml
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build and Publish
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies') && contains(github.event.sender.login, 'dependabot')
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Display Context
+        uses: actions/github-script@v3
+        with:
+          script: |
+            core.startGroup('Context');
+            core.info(`Event: ${context.eventName}`);
+            core.info(`Payload:`);
+            core.info(JSON.stringify(context.payload, null, 2));
+            core.endGroup();
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        
+      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 1.8
+          
+          server-id: github
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_GHPR_PASSWORD
+                
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: octodemobot
+          MAVEN_GHPR_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OCTODEMO_OCTODEMOBOT_TOKEN }}
+        working-directory: java
+        run: |
+          mvn -B package --file pom.xml
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