diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe95a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/docs"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 1fdd4a9..b8dbc81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
   schedule:
     - cron: '31 0 * * 5'
-
+permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})