diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e9e0335fb..2ceb19f07 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "sunday"
       timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    labels:
+      - "dependabot"
diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c64a58fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# .github/release.yml
+
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    authors:
+      - dependabot
+      - pre-commit-ci
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fa3b5472..fc81211b7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 - rename (fix typo) argument to `lcs_child_in_parent` in `CoordinateSystemManager.add_cs`  \[{pull}`936`\].
 
+### Dependencies
+
+- pin `weldx-widgets>=0.2.3` for viz \[{pull}`939`\].
+
 ## 0.6.8 (07.06.2024)
 
 ### Changes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 87e0ceea4..c78d5081b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ optional-dependencies.test = [
   "pytest-xdist",
 ]
 optional-dependencies.vis = [
-  "weldx-widgets>=0.2",
+  "weldx-widgets>=0.2.3",
 ]
 urls.bug_tracker = "https://github.com/BAMweldx/weldx/issues"
 urls.changelog = "https://github.com/BAMweldx/weldx/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"