diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e2c73ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# 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://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    # Workflow files stored in the
+    # default location of `.github/workflows`
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index bf8227554..9447a7d59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,18 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
     - name: Setup NodeJS
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with:
-        node-version: 15.x
-    - run: yarn
-    - run: yarn compile
+        node-version: 16.x
+
+    - name: Install packages
+      run: npm ci
+
+    - name: Build the database
+      run: npm run compile
+
   push:
     name: Launch the compiler
     needs: test