diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f33a02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for more information:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+# https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07e43d0..3eb05de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.2.19 (2024-07-02)
+
+* update versions
+
 # 1.2.18 (2023-08-02)
 
 * update release to use github.ref_name