diff --git a/MAINTAINING.md b/MAINTAINING.md
index edf3d7860..7db7364f4 100644
--- a/MAINTAINING.md
+++ b/MAINTAINING.md
@@ -166,6 +166,37 @@ Reference commits:
    - This ensures automated flake.lock updates run on the current stable branch
    - Note: We only maintain CI for the latest stable release, not older releases
 
+2. **.github/dependabot.yml** (on master)
+   - Replace the old stable branch with the new release branch
+   - Example: When creating `release-25.11`, update the target-branch from:
+
+     ```yaml
+     - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+       directory: "/"
+       target-branch: "release-25.05"
+       schedule:
+         interval: "weekly"
+       commit-message:
+         prefix: "ci:"
+     ```
+
+     to:
+
+     ```yaml
+     - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+       directory: "/"
+       target-branch: "release-25.11"
+       schedule:
+         interval: "weekly"
+       commit-message:
+         prefix: "ci:"
+     ```
+
+   - This ensures automated dependency updates for GitHub Actions on the current
+     stable branch
+   - Note: We only maintain dependabot for the latest stable release, not older
+     releases
+
 **Important**: CI workflows are executed from master, so this change must be
 committed to the master branch.