diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 37ff82ed60b..ec64d66d5fb 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,10 @@ updates:
       interval: "daily"
     assignees:
       - "bogdandrutu"
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/internal/tools"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    # Add assignees
+    assignees:
+      - "bogdandrutu"
diff --git a/internal/empty.go b/internal/tools/empty.go
similarity index 77%
rename from internal/empty.go
rename to internal/tools/empty.go
index 148d10e5520..80b6ec8ba3b 100644
--- a/internal/empty.go
+++ b/internal/tools/empty.go
@@ -12,7 +12,4 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package internal
-
-// This file is needed to please `go list` which otherwise complains that tools.go is
-// only file in this package and that build constraints exclude it.
+package tools