diff --git a/.github/dependency_update_template.md b/.github/dependency_update_template.md
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+# Overview
+
+Monthly dependency updates
+
+## NPM
+
+```
+NPM_SUMMARY
+```
+## Bundler
+
+```
+BUNDLER_SUMMARY
+```
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-update.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-update.yml
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+name: Update dependencies
+
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 8 1 * *' #8AM first of the month
+
+
+jobs:
+  update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Create .env file
+        run: cat env.* > .env
+      - name: Load .env file
+        uses: xom9ikk/dotenv@v2
+      - name: Set up Ruby 3.3
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: '3.3'
+        env: 
+          BUNDLE_RUBYGEMS__PKG__GITHUB__COM: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Get gems to update
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: bundle outdated --only-explicit > /tmp/bundle_summary.txt
+      - name: Update bundler
+        run: bundle update --bundler
+      - name: Update gems
+        run: bundle update
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.x'
+      - name: get npm summary
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm outdated > /tmp/npm_summary.txt
+      - name: cat pr body
+        run: cat /tmp/npm_summary.txt
+      - name: Update node dependencies
+        run: |
+          npx -p npm-check-updates ncu -u
+          npm install
+          npm list
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: bundle exec rspec
+      - name: generate pr body
+        run: |
+          sed $'/BUNDLER_SUMMARY/{r /tmp/bundle_summary.txt\nd}' .github/dependency_update_template.md > /tmp/pr_body_first.md
+          sed $'/NPM_SUMMARY/{r /tmp/npm_summary.txt\nd}' /tmp/pr_body_first.md > /tmp/pr_body.md
+      - name: Get PR title
+        run: echo "PR_TITLE=$(date +'%B %Y') dependency updates" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        id: cpr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        with: 
+          commit-message: "Update dependencies"
+          title: ${{ env.PR_TITLE }}
+          body-path: /tmp/pr_body.md
+          assignees: niquerio, erinesullivan
+      - name: Get PR outputs
+        if: ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Pull Request Number - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-number }}"
+          echo "Pull Request URL - ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
+          echo "SHA=${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-head-sha }}"  >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          
+
+    build-unstable:
+      needs: update
+      name: Build unstable ${{ needs.update.outputs.SHA }}
+      uses: mlibrary/platform-engineering-workflows/.github/workflows/build-unstable.yml@v1
+      with:
+        image_name: ${{ vars.IMAGE_NAME }}
+        tag: ${{ needs.update.outputs.SHA }}
+        dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      secrets: inherit
+        
+    deploy-unstable:
+      needs: build-unstable
+      name: Deploy to workshop
+      uses: mlibrary/platform-engineering-workflows/.github/workflows/deploy.yml@v1
+      with:
+        image: ${{ needs.build-unstable.outputs.image }}
+        file: environments/browse/workshop/web-image.txt
+        CONFIG_REPO_RW_APP_ID: ${{ vars.CONFIG_REPO_RW_APP_ID }}
+        CONFIG_REPO_FULL_NAME: ${{ vars.CONFIG_REPO_FULL_NAME }}
+      secrets: inherit
+