diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 38187174..90c80785 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [test]
     uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/tox.yml@main
     with:
+      default_python: '3.9'
       submodules: false
       pytest: false
       toxdeps: tox-pypi-filter
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [test]
     uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/publish_pure_python.yml@main
     with:
+      python-version: "3.11"
       test_extras: 'dev'
       test_command: 'pytest -p no:warnings --doctest-rst -m "not mpl_image_compare" --pyargs sunkit_image'
       submodules: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adee0ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
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