diff --git a/.github/.dependabot.yml b/.github/.dependabot.yml
index a597b3771a..86b1f65fd1 100644
--- a/.github/.dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/.dependabot.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+    commit_message:
+      prefix: "chore"
+      include_scope: true
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: jsii
       - dependency-name: "@jsii/*"