diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 474a39ee..6b4fa44a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      # Prefix all commit messages with "[docker] " (no colon, but a trailing whitespace)
+      prefix: "[GHA] "
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    commit-message:
+      # Prefix all commit messages with "[docker] " (no colon, but a trailing whitespace)
+      prefix: "[Go] "
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
@@ -20,3 +26,4 @@ updates:
     - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
       update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
     - dependency-name: "github.com/rancher/client-go"
+    - dependency-name: "github.com/rancher/shepherd"