diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ff339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "all"
diff --git a/skeleton.md b/skeleton.md
index 0938f89..af5f2ca 100644
--- a/skeleton.md
+++ b/skeleton.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ The features/techniques employed by the skeleton include:
 - A CHANGES.rst file intended for publishing release notes about the project
 - Use of [Black](https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) for code formatting (disabled on unsupported Python 3.5 and earlier)
 - Integrated type checking through [mypy](https://github.com/python/mypy/).
+- Dependabot enabled to enable supply chain security.
 
 ## Packaging Conventions