diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 90112dd2..47892284 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ updates:
       prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"
 
+  # Python dependencies for imitation learning (LeRobot)
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/training/il/lerobot"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "monday"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    groups:
+      lerobot-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "python"
+      - "training"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore"
+      include: "scope"
+
   # Python dependencies for evaluation
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/evaluation"
diff --git a/evaluation/uv.lock b/evaluation/uv.lock
index 29e90184..359395ee 100644
--- a/evaluation/uv.lock
+++ b/evaluation/uv.lock
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     { name = "azure-ai-ml", specifier = "==1.32.0" },
-    { name = "azure-core", specifier = "==1.39.0" },
+    { name = "azure-core", specifier = "==1.40.0" },
     { name = "azure-identity", specifier = "==1.25.3" },
     { name = "azure-storage-blob", specifier = "==12.28.0" },
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diff --git a/training/il/lerobot/requirements.txt b/training/il/lerobot/requirements.txt
index a61abfca..244ac0e4 100644
--- a/training/il/lerobot/requirements.txt
+++ b/training/il/lerobot/requirements.txt
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ fsspec==2026.2.0
     #   torch
 gitdb==4.0.12
     # via gitpython
-gitpython==3.1.47
+gitpython==3.1.49
     # via
     #   mlflow-skinny
     #   wandb
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ kiwisolver==1.5.0
     # via matplotlib
 lerobot==0.4.4
     # via robotics-training-il (pyproject.toml)
-mako==1.3.11
+mako==1.3.12
     # via alembic
 markupsafe==3.0.3
     # via