diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0372e10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# 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: "docker"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nasa_earth_data.yml b/.github/workflows/nasa_earth_data.yml
index ec20ecb..edb1aaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nasa_earth_data.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nasa_earth_data.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout repo content
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"