diff --git a/app/clients/gcloud_client.py b/app/clients/gcloud_client.py
index 9b88062..de5d3b7 100644
--- a/app/clients/gcloud_client.py
+++ b/app/clients/gcloud_client.py
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ def create_runner_instance(self, registration_token, repo_url, template_name):
                            "Skipping instance creation.")
             return None
 
-        instance_name = f"runner-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:16]}"
+        instance_uuid = uuid.uuid4().hex[:16]
+        if instance_template_resource.name.startswith("dependabot"):
+            instance_name = f"dependabot-{instance_uuid}"
+        else:
+            instance_name = f"runner-{instance_uuid}"
+
         logger.info(f"Creating GCE instance {instance_name} with template {instance_template_resource.self_link}")
 
         # Set instance name
diff --git a/app/services/webhook_service.py b/app/services/webhook_service.py
index 1584c0f..f73e4c1 100644
--- a/app/services/webhook_service.py
+++ b/app/services/webhook_service.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def handle_workflow_job(self, payload):
             template_name = None
             if labels:
                 for label in labels:
-                    if label.startswith('gcp-'):
+                    if label.startswith('gcp-') or label.lower() == 'dependabot':
                         template_name = label
                         break
             if template_name:
diff --git a/gcp/variables.tf b/gcp/variables.tf
index cb60a62..7e8be2c 100644
--- a/gcp/variables.tf
+++ b/gcp/variables.tf
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@ variable "github_runners_types" {
   }))
   # Similar to https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/actions/reference/runners/larger-runners
   default = [
+    {
+      name                        = "dependabot"
+      instance_type               = "e2-medium"
+      vcpu                        = 2
+      memory                      = 4
+      disk_type                   = "pd-ssd"
+      disk_size                   = 50
+      disk_provisioned_iops       = 0
+      disk_provisioned_throughput = 0
+      image                       = "ubuntu-2404-lts-amd64"
+      arch                        = "amd64"
+    },
     {
       name                        = "gcp-ubuntu-slim"
       instance_type               = "e2-medium"
@@ -467,9 +479,9 @@ variable "github_runners_types" {
   validation {
     condition = alltrue([
       for config in var.github_runners_types :
-      can(regex("^gcp-[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$", config.name))
+      can(regex("(^dependabot$|^gcp-[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$)", config.name))
     ])
-    error_message = "All names must start with 'gcp-' and only contain letters, numbers and hyphens."
+    error_message = "All names must start with 'gcp-' or must be named 'dependabot' and only contain letters, numbers and hyphens."
   }
 
   validation {