diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db5207a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 The Linux Foundation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# 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"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml
index fce5c303a..bae7634cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if running in ACT
         if: ${{ env.ACT == 'true' }}
         run: echo "Running local tox build via ACT"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         if: ${{ env.ACT == 'true' }}
       - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         if: ${{ env.ACT == 'true' }}