diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0c92f554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: monday
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    target-branch: "ci"
+    versioning-strategy: increase
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: direct
+    labels:
+      - "build"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
+      day: monday
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 2
+    target-branch: "ci"
+    labels:
+      - "build"
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 27697ddf5..515f978d0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cache: yarn
 jobs:
   include:
     - stage: Test
+      if: NOT branch =~ /^(dependabot\/)/
       before_script: yarn global add codecov
       script: yarn test
       after_success: codecov