diff --git a/.dependabot/config.yml b/.dependabot/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66b91e99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dependabot/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+version: 1
+
+update_configs:
+  - package_manager: "python"
+    directory: "/"
+    update_schedule: "weekly"
+    allowed_updates:
+    - match:
+        update_type: "all"
+    target_branch: "develop"
+
+  - package_manager: "docker"
+    directory: "/"
+    update_schedule: "daily"
+    allowed_updates:
+    - match:
+        update_type: "all"
diff --git a/.pyup.yml b/.pyup.yml
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--- a/.pyup.yml
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@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# autogenerated pyup.io config file
-# see https://pyup.io/docs/configuration/ for all available options
-
-# configure updates globally
-# default: all
-# allowed: all, insecure, False
-update: all
-
-# configure dependency pinning globally
-# default: True
-# allowed: True, False
-pin: True
-
-# update schedule
-# default: empty
-# allowed: "every day", "every week", ..
-schedule: "every week"
-
-
-search: False
-# Specify requirement files by hand, default is empty
-# default: empty
-# allowed: list
-requirements:
-  - requirements.txt
-  - requirements-dev.txt
-  - requirements-plot.txt
-  - requirements-common.txt
-
-
-# configure the branch prefix the bot is using
-# default: pyup-
-branch_prefix: pyup/
-
-# allow to close stale PRs
-# default: True
-close_prs: True