diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a7bf91ee..160091f7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ __pycache__/*
 *.pyc
 custom/__pycache__/*
 .DS_Store
-
diff --git a/.pyup.yml b/.pyup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1d545b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pyup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# update schedule
+# default: empty
+# allowed: "every day", "every week", ..
+schedule: "every week"