diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a6854d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+    # Adding new check for github-actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+        interval: "weekly"
+    # reviewers:
+    #   - "openedx/arbi-bom"
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a6854d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+    # Adding new check for github-actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+        interval: "weekly"
+    # reviewers:
+    #   - "openedx/arbi-bom"
diff --git a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a6854d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+    # Adding new check for github-actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+        interval: "weekly"
+    # reviewers:
+    #   - "openedx/arbi-bom"
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a6854d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+    # Adding new check for github-actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+        interval: "weekly"
+    # reviewers:
+    #   - "openedx/arbi-bom"