Create dependabot.yml

.github/dependabot.yml

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+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Enable version updates for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
+    # Workflow files stored in the default location of `.github/workflows`
+    # You don't need to specify `/.github/workflows` for `directory`. You can use `directory: "/"`.
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: 'weekly'

README.md

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 # Common tools for generation of packages in the actions/*-versions repositories
 This repository contains PowerShell modules that are used to generate packages for Actions. The packages are consumed by the images generated through [actions/runner-images](https://github.com/actions/runner-images) and some of the setup-* Actions
 
-## Recommended permissions
-
-When using the `versions-package-tools` in your GitHub Actions workflow, it is recommended to set the following permissions to ensure proper functionality:
-
-```yaml
-permissions:
-  contents: read # access to read repository's content
-  actions: read # access to reading actions 
-```
-
 ## Contribution
 Contributions are welcome! See [Contributor's Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details about contribution process and code structure