diff --git a/.dependabot/config.yml b/.dependabot/config.yml
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index 3134233..0000000
--- a/.dependabot/config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# yml file for keeping dependencies up-to-date
-
-version: 1
-update_configs:
-  # we want to keep track of submodules
-  - package_manager: "submodules"
-    directory: "/"
-    # check daily
-    update_schedule: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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index 0000000..4fcd556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: gitsubmodule
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10