diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index be09f01d2be..eb388cb303f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
+  # go dependencies
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    groups:
+      otel:
+        patterns:
+        - "go.opentelemetry.io/otel*"
+      go-agent:
+        patterns:
+        - "go.elastic.co/apm*"
+  # go tools
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "tools/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
 
   # GitHub actions
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"