diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9df99942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "master"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 06278e29..560e8bc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
         python: [ 2.7, 3.7 ]
         splunk-version:
+          - "8.1"
           - "8.2"
           - "latest"
       fail-fast: false