diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c175871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Update Dependencies
+
+# controls when the action will run
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 6 1 * *' # at 06:00 on the first day of every month
+  workflow_dispatch: # enables manual trigger
+
+jobs:
+  update_dependencies:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+
+      - name: Install poetry 1.1.12
+        uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+        with:
+          version: 1.1.12
+
+      - name: Update dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install poetryup
+          poetryup
+          if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+            # working tree NOT clean, bump project version
+            poetry version patch
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        with:
+            token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+            commit-message: Update dependencies
+            title: Update dependencies
+            labels: |
+              patch
+            branch: update-dependencies
+            delete-branch: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 771aeb7..607bf62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ is that the latter also modifies the `pyproject.toml` file.
 poetryup
 ```
 
+## Automate Dependency Updates with GitHub Actions
+Use PoetryUp with GitHub actions to automate the process of updating
+dependencies, for reference see this project's [workflow
+configuration](https://github.com/MousaZeidBaker/poetryup/blob/master/.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yaml).
+
 ## Contributing
 Contributions are welcome via pull requests.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5771f6e..9d5dab5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "poetryup"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 description = "Update dependencies and bump their version in the pyproject.toml file"
 authors = ["Mousa Zeid Baker"]
 packages = [