diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
+      - dependency-name: "knative.dev/*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/knative-dependabot.yaml b/.github/workflows/knative-dependabot.yaml
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+name: dependabot - hack scripts 
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  generate_some_code:
+    name: update deps
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          path: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Run hack scripts
+        working-directory: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          ./hack/update-deps.sh
+          ./hack/update-codegen.sh
+
+      - name: git push
+        working-directory: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          if ! git diff --exit-code --quiet
+          then
+            git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+            git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+            git add .
+            git commit -m "Run ./hack/update-codegen.sh"
+            git push
+          fi