diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2794417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/backend/api/requirements.txt"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/backend/gateway/requirements.txt"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/frontend/package-lock.json"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-issue-creator.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-issue-creator.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39fa2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-issue-creator.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Dependabot Issue Creator
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  create_issue:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Debug event
+        run: echo "${{ toJson(github.event) }}"
+      
+      - name: Create issue
+        uses: actions/github-script@v5
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
+            if (!pr) {
+              core.setFailed('No pull request found in context payload.');
+              return;
+            }
+            console.log('Pull Request:', pr);
+
+            const { title, html_url, number } = pr;
+            const issueTitle = `Dependency update: ${title}`;
+            const issueBody = `A new dependency update PR [#${number}](${html_url}) has been created. Please review and merge if appropriate.`;
+
+            console.log('Creating issue with title:', issueTitle);
+            console.log('Creating issue with body:', issueBody);
+
+            const issue = await github.rest.issues.create({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              title: issueTitle,
+              body: issueBody
+            });
+
+            console.log('Issue created:', issue.data.html_url);
+            core.setOutput('issue_url', issue.data.html_url);
diff --git a/backend/api/requirements.txt b/backend/api/requirements.txt
index 70505ea..3c3cdb6 100644
--- a/backend/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/api/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ aiohttp==3.8.4
 pydantic==1.10.7
 redis==4.5.4
 uvicorn==0.22.0
+requests==2.26.0