diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1eb205ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Go modules
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "go"
+
+  # GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "ci"
+
+  # Python (beads-mcp)
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/integrations/beads-mcp"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "python"
+      - "mcp"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 609cc09f..419be0ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # bd - Beads Issue Tracker 🔗
 
+[![Go Version](https://img.shields.io/github/go-mod/go-version/steveyegge/beads)](https://go.dev/)
+[![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/steveyegge/beads)](https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/releases)
+[![CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/steveyegge/beads/ci.yml?branch=main&label=tests)](https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/steveyegge/beads)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/steveyegge/beads)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/steveyegge/beads)](LICENSE)
+[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/beads-mcp)](https://pypi.org/project/beads-mcp/)
+
 **Give your coding agent a memory upgrade**
 
 > **⚠️ Alpha Status**: This project is in active development. The core features work well, but expect API changes before 1.0. Use for development/internal projects first.