diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edbb339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Enforce consistent line endings across all platforms
+* text=auto eol=lf
+
+# Windows shell scripts need CRLF
+*.bat text eol=crlf
+*.cmd text eol=crlf
+*.ps1 text eol=crlf
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3c56f47..c4f654d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: pip
-    directory: "/"
+    directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+      day: monday
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - automated
+
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
-    directory: "/"
+    directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 3
\ No newline at end of file
+      day: monday
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+      - ci
+      - automated
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 60ac1ff..24a44ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@983d7736d9b0ae728b81ab479565c72886d7745b
       - name: Build with Jekyll