diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88d14836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # bump the ziti CLI version that is built into the zrok CLI image
+  - package-ecosystem: docker
+    directory: "/docker/images/zrok"
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 20
+    groups:
+      all:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        update-types:
+          - "major"
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/images/zrok/Dockerfile b/docker/images/zrok/Dockerfile
index 0c2576c9..5996d2fb 100644
--- a/docker/images/zrok/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/images/zrok/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # this builds docker.io/openziti/zrok
-ARG ZITI_CLI_TAG="1.0.0"
-ARG ZITI_CLI_IMAGE="docker.io/openziti/ziti-cli"
-
-FROM ${ZITI_CLI_IMAGE}:${ZITI_CLI_TAG}
+FROM docker.io/openziti/ziti-cli:1.1.4
 
 ARG ARTIFACTS_DIR=./dist
 ARG DOCKER_BUILD_DIR=.