diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d46adeaf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "gitsubmodule"
+    directory: "/"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "moose"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      time: "01:45"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "auto_update_moose"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 1 
+    labels:
+      - "Comp:Core"
+      - "Priority:1-Critical" 
+    reviewers:
+      - "smpark7"
+      - "nglaser3"
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diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a733c15e8..e47e28d55 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 [submodule "moose"]
 	path = moose
 	url = ../../idaholab/moose
+	branch = devel
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