diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 07870383..c028ce82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check_changelog:
     # no need to check for dependency updates via dependabot
-    if: github.actor != 'dependabot'
+    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.actor != 'dependabot-preview[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     env:
       NO_CHANGELOG: '[x] No CHANGELOG update needed'