diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b91b8e3720..0c7bbc46fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Validate push commit messages",
-                    "if": "github.event_name == 'push' && (github.repository_owner != 'tjcsl' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev')",
+                    "if": "github.event_name == 'push' && (github.repository_owner != 'tjcsl' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev') && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'",
                     "run": "git fetch origin ${{ github.event.before }} && ./scripts/validate-commit-messages.py ${{ github.event.before }}..${{ github.event.after }}"
                 },
                 {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
                 {
                     "name": "Report coverage to Codacy",
                     "uses": "codacy/codacy-coverage-reporter-action@master",
-                    "if": "github.repository_owner == 'tjcsl' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'",
+                    "if": "github.repository_owner == 'tjcsl' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'",
                     "with": {
                         "coverage-reports": "coverage.xml",
                         "project-token": "${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/ci/spec.yml b/ci/spec.yml
index 9d154b1d93..c453197e17 100644
--- a/ci/spec.yml
+++ b/ci/spec.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/validate-commit-messages.py ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}..${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Validate push commit messages
         # Validate commit messages for forks and branches that aren't dev or master
-        if: "github.event_name == 'push' && (github.repository_owner != 'tjcsl' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev')"
+        if: "github.event_name == 'push' && (github.repository_owner != 'tjcsl' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev') && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'"
         run: 'git fetch origin ${{ github.event.before }} && ./scripts/validate-commit-messages.py ${{ github.event.before }}..${{ github.event.after }}'
 
       # Build/push docs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
         run: coverage xml
       - name: Report coverage to Codacy
         uses: codacy/codacy-coverage-reporter-action@master
-        if: github.repository_owner == 'tjcsl' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        if: github.repository_owner == 'tjcsl' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
         with:
           coverage-reports: coverage.xml
           project-token: ${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}