diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2cc4bd74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Basic `dependabot.yml` file with
+# minimum configuration for two package managers
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Enable version updates for npm
+  - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
+    # Look for `package.json` and `lock` files in the `root` directory
+    directory: '/'
+    # Check the npm registry for updates every day (weekdays)
+    schedule:
+      interval: 'daily'
+  - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
+      interval: 'daily'
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index a83b24dd8..b92f730d8 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@
 !package.json
 !README.md
 !dist/**
-!bin/dist/**
-
-# but not tsc cache 
-dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
\ No newline at end of file
+!bin/**