diff --git a/dependabot-monthly.yml b/dependabot-monthly.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+
+# A monthly update of the rust-vmm-ci submodule
+- package-ecosystem: gitsubmodule
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: monthly
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+
+# A monthly update to rust dependencies. These will be grouped,
+# e.g. one PR will contains updates for all dependencies.
+- package-ecosystem: cargo
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: monthly
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+  # Make it also update transitive dependencies in Cargo.lock
+  allow:
+    - dependency-type: "all"
+  # Group all available updates into a group called "rust-dependencies"
+  groups:
+    rust-dependencies:
+      patterns:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/dependabot-weekly.yml b/dependabot-weekly.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+
+# A weekly update of the rust-vmm-ci submodule
+- package-ecosystem: gitsubmodule
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: weekly
+    day: monday
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+
+# A weekly update to rust dependencies. These will be grouped,
+# e.g. one PR will contains updates for all dependencies.
+- package-ecosystem: cargo
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: weekly
+    day: monday
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+  # Make it also update transitive dependencies in Cargo.lock
+  allow:
+    - dependency-type: "all"
+  # Group all available updates into a group called "rust-dependencies"
+  groups:
+    rust-dependencies:
+      patterns:
+        - "*"