diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f65a96c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/code"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/code/requirements.txt b/code/requirements.txt
index b550a44a6..f7ac5d915 100644
--- a/code/requirements.txt
+++ b/code/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-azure-functions
-
+azure-functions==1.17.0
 streamlit==1.28.1
 openai==0.27.8
 matplotlib==3.6.3