diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index 04123c2c..d17c8589 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ AddGitHubActions:
   default: "{{ template_profile != 'minimum' }}"
   help: GitHub actions to test the package and the documentation
 
+AddDependabot:
+  when: "{{ template_profile == 'ask' }}"
+  type: bool
+  default: "{{ template_profile != 'minimum' }}"
+  help: Include dependabot to keep dependencies up to date?
 
 # internal fields
 _subdirectory: template
diff --git a/template/.github/{% if AddDependabot %}dependabot.yml{% endif %} b/template/.github/{% if AddDependabot %}dependabot.yml{% endif %}
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a6c1559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/.github/{% if AddDependabot %}dependabot.yml{% endif %}	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: ".github/workflows"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"