diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index b30a24bc..e431a636 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ updates:
       - k8s.io/api
       - k8s.io/apimachinery
       - k8s.io/client-go
+    cluster-api:
+      patterns:
+      - sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api
+      - sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test
+  labels:
+  - "area/dependency"
 
 - package-ecosystem: "docker"
   directory: "/"