diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2fb3c9e4..3b343fa5 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
----
+
 version: 2
 updates:
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
-      prefix: "chore"
+      prefix: "automation"
       include: "scope"
 
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
-      prefix: "feat"
+      prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"