diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 19f77630f3..d6b496a781 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/" # Location of .gitpod.yml
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3294e4e244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+image: gitpod/workspace-java-21:2025-09-22-12-51-14
+
+github:
+  prebuilds:
+    # Enable for the default branch
+    main: true
+    # Enable for all branches
+    branches: true
+    # Enable for pull requests coming from this repo
+    pullRequests: true
+    # Enable for pull requests coming from forks
+    pullRequestsFromForks: false
+    # Add a check to pull requests
+    addCheck: true
+    # Add a "Review in Gitpod" button as a comment to pull requests
+    addComment: true
+    # Add a "Review in Gitpod" button to the pull request's description
+    addBadge: false
+
+tasks:
+  - name: Maven Build
+    # Prebuild: install dependencies and compile
+    init: mvn -B -DskipTests=true install
+    # Ready: just run tests to verify everything works
+    command: mvn -q test && echo "✅ Workspace ready! All tests passed."
+
+vscode:
+  extensions:
+    - vscjava.vscode-java-pack