diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecf685ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: cargo
+    versioning-strategy: auto
+    directory: examples/rust/
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
diff --git a/examples/rust/Cargo.lock b/examples/rust/Cargo.lock
index 03156968..95c2102d 100644
--- a/examples/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -147,19 +147,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cargo_metadata"
-version = "0.14.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4acbb09d9ee8e23699b9634375c72795d095bf268439da88562cf9b501f181fa"
-dependencies = [
- "camino",
- "cargo-platform",
- "semver",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo_metadata"
 version = "0.15.4"
@@ -202,25 +189,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "strsim 0.8.0",
- "textwrap 0.11.0",
+ "textwrap",
  "unicode-width",
  "vec_map",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "clap"
-version = "3.2.25"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4ea181bf566f71cb9a5d17a59e1871af638180a18fb0035c92ae62b705207123"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
- "clap_derive 3.2.25",
- "clap_lex 0.2.4",
- "indexmap 1.9.3",
- "once_cell",
- "textwrap 0.16.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "4.5.4"
@@ -228,7 +201,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "90bc066a67923782aa8515dbaea16946c5bcc5addbd668bb80af688e53e548a0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
- "clap_derive 4.5.4",
+ "clap_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -239,23 +212,10 @@ checksum = "ae129e2e766ae0ec03484e609954119f123cc1fe650337e155d03b022f24f7b4"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
- "clap_lex 0.7.0",
+ "clap_lex",
  "strsim 0.11.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "clap_derive"
-version = "3.2.25"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ae6371b8bdc8b7d3959e9cf7b22d4435ef3e79e138688421ec654acf8c81b008"
-dependencies = [
- "heck 0.4.1",
- "proc-macro-error",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
 version = "4.5.4"
@@ -268,15 +228,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.61",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "clap_lex"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2850f2f5a82cbf437dd5af4d49848fbdfc27c157c3d010345776f952765261c5"
-dependencies = [
- "os_str_bytes",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_lex"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -362,16 +313,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "07e28edb80900c19c28f1072f2e8aeca7fa06b23cd4169cefe1af5aa3260783f"
 dependencies = [
  "fallible-iterator",
- "indexmap 2.2.6",
+ "indexmap",
  "stable_deref_trait",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.12.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a9ee70c43aaf417c914396645a0fa852624801b24ebb7ae78fe8272889ac888"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.14.5"
@@ -408,16 +353,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "indexmap"
-version = "1.9.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bd070e393353796e801d209ad339e89596eb4c8d430d18ede6a1cced8fafbd99"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
- "hashbrown 0.12.3",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "2.2.6"
@@ -425,7 +360,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "168fb715dda47215e360912c096649d23d58bf392ac62f73919e831745e40f26"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
- "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+ "hashbrown",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -446,28 +381,6 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libbpf-cargo"
-version = "0.13.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "aa9bdbd32bc3fd6a2b6ca7a73cf1a4976c1da51be8367849226573348f338ec0"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "cargo_metadata 0.14.2",
- "clap 3.2.25",
- "libbpf-sys",
- "memmap2 0.5.10",
- "num_enum",
- "regex",
- "scroll",
- "scroll_derive",
- "semver",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "tempfile",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libbpf-cargo"
 version = "0.22.1"
@@ -475,7 +388,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a58dfb8194a9b8ff960890a8d71e905b4635aa89c3dad4ce6c1a99c2eec759f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "cargo_metadata 0.15.4",
+ "cargo_metadata",
  "clap 4.5.4",
  "libbpf-rs 0.22.1",
  "libbpf-sys",
@@ -705,12 +618,6 @@ version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "os_str_bytes"
-version = "6.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e2355d85b9a3786f481747ced0e0ff2ba35213a1f9bd406ed906554d7af805a1"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "overload"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -784,7 +691,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blazesym",
  "clap 4.5.4",
- "libbpf-cargo 0.22.1",
+ "libbpf-cargo",
  "libbpf-rs 0.22.1",
  "libc",
  "nix 0.24.3",
@@ -1065,12 +972,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-width",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "textwrap"
-version = "0.16.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23d434d3f8967a09480fb04132ebe0a3e088c173e6d0ee7897abbdf4eab0f8b9"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "1.0.60"
@@ -1113,7 +1014,7 @@ version = "0.19.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1b5bb770da30e5cbfde35a2d7b9b8a2c4b8ef89548a7a6aeab5c9a576e3e7421"
 dependencies = [
- "indexmap 2.2.6",
+ "indexmap",
  "toml_datetime",
  "winnow",
 ]
@@ -1124,7 +1025,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ctrlc",
- "libbpf-cargo 0.13.1",
+ "libbpf-cargo",
  "libbpf-rs 0.19.1",
  "libc",
  "object",
@@ -1355,7 +1256,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ctrlc",
- "libbpf-cargo 0.13.1",
+ "libbpf-cargo",
  "libbpf-rs 0.19.1",
  "libc",
  "structopt",
diff --git a/examples/rust/tracecon/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust/tracecon/Cargo.toml
index 96e28931..42877454 100644
--- a/examples/rust/tracecon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust/tracecon/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ object = "0.25"
 plain = "0.2"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-libbpf-cargo = "0.13"
+libbpf-cargo = "0.22"
diff --git a/examples/rust/xdp/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust/xdp/Cargo.toml
index ba18964a..48c90c2e 100644
--- a/examples/rust/xdp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust/xdp/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ libbpf-rs = "0.19"
 structopt = "0.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-libbpf-cargo = "0.13"
+libbpf-cargo = "0.22"