diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76e22be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd7e109..a4384e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.0</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>