diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 009c2f00ec..e41dc22376 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directories:
       - "/"
+      - "/.github/scripts"
       - "/frontend-modern"
       - "/internal/cloudcp/portal/frontend"
       - "/tests/integration"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
index c7862e486e..f1bfd17825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: root tooling
             directory: '.'
+          - name: issue metadata tooling
+            directory: '.github/scripts'
           - name: product frontend
             directory: 'frontend-modern'
           - name: account frontend