diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index b832c68c..0889eccd 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ version: 2
 updates:
   - commit-message:
       include: "scope"
+      prefix: "chore(deps)"
     directory: "/"
     ignore:
       # newer versions of these libs will break build
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ updates:
 
   - commit-message:
       include: "scope"
+      prefix: "chore(ci)"
     directory: "/"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     package-ecosystem: "github-actions"