diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0cef51216f..2b16b225d3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,38 @@
-# https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+# Basic dependabot.yml file with minimum configuration for two package managers
+
 version: 2
 updates:
+  # Enable version updates for python
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    # Look for a `requirements` in the `root` directory
+    directory: "/"
+    # Check for updates once a week
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    # Labels on pull requests for version updates only
+    labels: ["enhancement"]
+    pull-request-branch-name:
+      # Separate sections of the branch name with a hyphen
+      # for example, `dependabot-npm_and_yarn-next_js-acorn-6.4.1`
+      separator: "-"
+    # Allow up to 5 open pull requests for pip dependencies
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    reviewers:
+      - "Lightning-Universe/engs"
+
+  # Enable version updates for GitHub Actions
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
+    # Check for updates once a week
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-    labels:
-      - "tests / CI"
+      interval: "monthly"
+    # Labels on pull requests for version updates only
+    labels: ["tests / CI"]
     pull-request-branch-name:
+      # Separate sections of the branch name with a hyphen
+      # for example, `dependabot-npm_and_yarn-next_js-acorn-6.4.1`
       separator: "-"
+    # Allow up to 5 open pull requests for GitHub Actions
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     reviewers:
-      - "Lightning-AI/core-flash"
+      - "Lightning-Universe/engs"