diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c48305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns: ["*"]
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_formatting.yaml b/.github/workflows/python_formatting.yaml
index 750f095..5491012 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_formatting.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_formatting.yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
     name: python_formatting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
           python-version: 3.12
       - run: pip install black black[jupyter]