diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-nudge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-nudge.yml
index dc05200b..23469a68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-nudge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-nudge.yml
@@ -8,49 +8,10 @@ jobs:
   run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
+      - name: dependabot nudge
+        uses: brave/security-action/actions/dependabot-nudge@main
         with:
-          node-version: '20.x'
-      - id: npm
-        run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}; npm ci
-        shell: bash
-      - uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
-        env:
-          SLACK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOTSPOTS_SLACK_TOKEN }}
-          SLACK_CHANNEL: '#secops-hotspots'
-          GH_TO_SLACK_USER_MAP: ${{ secrets.GH_TO_SLACK_USER_MAP }}
-          DEBUG: false
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_NUDGE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          script: |
-            const debug = process.env.DEBUG === 'true';
-            const { default: sendSlackMessage } = await import('${{ github.workspace }}/src/sendSlackMessage.js');
-            const { default: dependabotNudge } = await import('${{ github.workspace }}/src/dependabotNudge.js');
-
-            let githubToSlack = {};
-            try {
-              githubToSlack = JSON.parse(process.env.GH_TO_SLACK_USER_MAP);
-            } catch (e) {
-              if (debug) console.log('GH_TO_SLACK_USER_MAP is not valid JSON');
-            }
-
-            // set minlevel to 'medium' if it's the first Monday of the month, otherwise stick to high or critical issues
-            let minlevel = 'medium';
-            const today = new Date();
-            if (today.getDate() > 7) {
-              if (debug)
-                console.log('Not the first Monday of the month!');
-              minlevel = 'high';
-            }
-
-            const messages = await dependabotNudge({debug, org: process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER, github: github, minlevel: minlevel, githubToSlack: githubToSlack});
-
-            for (const message of messages) {
-              try {
-                await sendSlackMessage({debug, username: 'dependabot', message: message, channel: process.env.SLACK_CHANNEL, token: process.env.SLACK_TOKEN});
-              } catch (error) {
-                if (debug)
-                  console.log(error);
-              }
-            }
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_NUDGE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          slack_token: ${{ secrets.HOTSPOTS_SLACK_TOKEN }}
+          gh_to_slack_user_map: ${{ secrets.GH_TO_SLACK_USER_MAP }}
+          debug: false
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diff --git a/actions/dependabot-nudge/action.cjs b/actions/dependabot-nudge/action.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..979180c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/dependabot-nudge/action.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module.exports = async ({ github, context, inputs, actionPath, core, debug = false }) => {
+  const { default: sendSlackMessage } = await import(`${actionPath}/src/sendSlackMessage.js`)
+  const { default: dependabotNudge } = await import(`${actionPath}/src/dependabotNudge.js`)
+
+  let githubToSlack = {}
+  try {
+    githubToSlack = JSON.parse(inputs.gh_to_slack_user_map)
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (debug) console.log('GH_TO_SLACK_USER_MAP is not valid JSON')
+  }
+
+  // set minlevel to 'medium' if it's the first Monday of the month, otherwise stick to high or critical issues
+  let minlevel = 'medium'
+  const today = new Date()
+  if (today.getDate() > 7) {
+    if (debug) { console.log('Not the first Monday of the month!') }
+    minlevel = 'high'
+  }
+
+  const messages = await dependabotNudge({ debug, org: context.repo.owner, github, minlevel, githubToSlack })
+
+  for (const message of messages) {
+    try {
+      await sendSlackMessage({ debug, username: 'dependabot', message, channel: '#secops-hotspots', token: inputs.slack_token })
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (debug) { console.log(error) }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/actions/dependabot-nudge/action.yml b/actions/dependabot-nudge/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1e1b7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/dependabot-nudge/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: weekly-dependabot-nudge
+description: Weekly Dependabot Nudge
+inputs:
+  github_token:
+    description: 'GitHub Token'
+    required: true
+  slack_token:
+    description: 'Slack Token'
+    required: true
+  gh_to_slack_user_map:
+    description: 'JSON map of github usernames to slack usernames'
+    required: false
+  debug:
+    description: 'Debug mode'
+    required: false
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
+      with:
+        node-version: '20.x'
+    - id: npm
+      run: cd ${{ github.action_path }}/../..; npm ci
+      shell: bash
+    - uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
+      env:
+        DEBUG: ${{ (inputs.debug == 'true' || runner.debug) && 'true' || 'false'}}
+      with:
+        github-token: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
+        script: |-
+          const actionPath = '${{ github.action_path }}/../../'
+          const inputs = ${{ toJson(inputs) }}
+
+          const script = require('${{ github.action_path }}/action.cjs')
+          await script({github, context, inputs, actionPath, core,
+            debug: process.env.DEBUG === 'true'})