diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    reviewers:
+      - "gegoune"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
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+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+name: release-please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        id: release
+        with:
+          release-type: node
+          package-name: ${{env.ACTION_NAME}}
+          command: github-release
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: tag major and minor versions
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
+          git config user.name github-actions[bot]
+          git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+          git remote add gh-token "https://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action.git"
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}"
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}"
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}