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..61a010b3a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         "colors": "^1.4.0",
         "compression-webpack-plugin": "^11.1.0",
         "copy-webpack-plugin": "^13.0.1",
-        "core-js": "^3.48.0",
+        "core-js": "^3.49.0",
         "cspell": "^8.19.4",
         "css-loader": "7.1.4",
         "eslint": "^9.39.4",
@@ -6813,9 +6813,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/core-js": {
-      "version": "3.48.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-3.48.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zpEHTy1fjTMZCKLHUZoVeylt9XrzaIN2rbPXEt0k+q7JE5CkCZdo6bNq55bn24a69CH7ErAVLKijxJja4fw+UQ==",
+      "version": "3.49.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-3.49.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-es1U2+YTtzpwkxVLwAFdSpaIMyQaq0PBgm3YD1W3Qpsn1NAmO3KSgZfu+oGSWVu6NvLHoHCV/aYcsE5wiB7ALg==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcbcd48b71..13fc5b8f72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
     "compression-webpack-plugin": "^11.1.0",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^13.0.1",
-    "core-js": "^3.48.0",
+    "core-js": "^3.49.0",
     "cspell": "^8.19.4",
     "css-loader": "7.1.4",
     "eslint": "^9.39.4",