diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index fbecf80e..35ff1442 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "mix" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
     commit-message: