diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 37c37b524e..fccb183da4 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -16,16 +16,33 @@ updates:
 
   - package-ecosystem: pip
     directories:
-    - /contrib/container
     - /docs
     - /contrib/dev_reqs
-    - /src/backend
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+      day: friday
     groups:
       dependencies:
         patterns:
           - "*" # Include all dependencies
+    assignees:
+      - "matmair"
+    versioning-strategy: increase
+
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directories:
+    - /contrib/container
+    - /src/backend
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: friday
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*" # Include all dependencies
+    assignees:
+      - "matmair"
+    versioning-strategy: increase
 
   - package-ecosystem: npm
     directories:
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2009c7dfad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.9.2
diff --git a/runtime.txt b/runtime.txt
index 3ee57f486e..119ff10234 100644
--- a/runtime.txt
+++ b/runtime.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python-3.9.21
+python-3.10.7