diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15afa5b680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# See the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  #
+  # Check for minor/patch versions only on a weekly basis - we are likely to be able to
+  # merge these routinely. Major versions we'll check for and update manually.
+  #
+  - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
+    directory: '/'
+    versioning-strategy: increase
+    schedule:
+      # interval: 'weekly'
+      # day: 'friday'
+      # time: '03:00'
+      interval: 'daily'
+      time: '14:00'
+      timezone: Europe/London
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: 'chore (deps): '
+    ignore:
+      # we'll do any major version updates manually
+      - dependency-name: '*'
+        update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
+      # packages we can't currently update
+      # see issue #2214 for rationale for each of these
+      - dependency-name: '@xmldom/xmldom'
+        versions: [ '>=0.9.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'bcryptjs'
+        versions: [ '>=3.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'bootstrap'
+        versions: [ '>=5.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'bson'
+        versions: [ '>=5.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'cbor'
+        versions: [ '>=10.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'cspell'
+        versions: [ '>=9.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'eslint'
+        versions: [ '>=10.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'eslint-plugin-jsdoc'
+        versions: [ '>=51.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'fernet'
+        versions: [ '>=0.4.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'geodesy'
+        versions: [ '>=2.0.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'otpauth'
+        versions: [ '>=9.4.0' ]
+      - dependency-name: 'webpack-dev-server'
+        versions: [ '>=5.1.0' ]
+    groups:
+      #
+      # Grouping so we don't get a seperate PR for every patch version.
+      #
+      patch-updates:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+          - '*'
+        update-types:
+          - 'patch'
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    # Workflow files stored in the default location of `.github/workflows`; no need to
+    # specify `/.github/workflows` for `directory`
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: 'weekly'
+      day: 'friday'
+      time: '03:00'
+      timezone: Europe/London
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: 'chore (deps): '
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 88c8d5e1dd..81fe72e891 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         "@babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions": "^7.28.6",
         "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "^7.29.0",
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.29.0",
-        "@babel/runtime": "^7.28.6",
+        "@babel/runtime": "^7.29.2",
         "@codemirror/commands": "^6.10.2",
         "@codemirror/language": "^6.12.2",
         "@codemirror/search": "^6.6.0",
@@ -1754,9 +1754,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/runtime": {
-      "version": "7.28.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.28.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-05WQkdpL9COIMz4LjTxGpPNCdlpyimKppYNoJ5Di5EUObifl8t4tuLuUBBZEpoLYOmfvIWrsp9fCl0HoPRVTdA==",
+      "version": "7.29.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.29.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JiDShH45zKHWyGe4ZNVRrCjBz8Nh9TMmZG1kh4QTK8hCBTWBi8Da+i7s1fJw7/lYpM4ccepSNfqzZ/QvABBi5g==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcbcd48b71..d481b2953a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions": "^7.28.6",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-runtime": "^7.29.0",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.29.0",
-    "@babel/runtime": "^7.28.6",
+    "@babel/runtime": "^7.29.2",
     "@codemirror/commands": "^6.10.2",
     "@codemirror/language": "^6.12.2",
     "@codemirror/search": "^6.6.0",