diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 290ad028..0bc3b42d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ updates:
     interval: daily
     time: "10:00"
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  commit-message:
+    prefix: "deps"
+    prefix-development: "deps(dev)"
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/package.json b/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/package.json
index 07ac12a7..a302ce60 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/package.json
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "chore",
+              "type": "docs",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "docs",
+              "type": "test",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "test",
+              "type": "deps",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@
               },
               {
                 "type": "docs",
-                "section": "Trivial Changes"
+                "section": "Documentation"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "deps",
+                "section": "Dependencies"
               },
               {
                 "type": "test",
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/src/index.ts b/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/src/index.ts
index 77013c65..2719cef9 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon-client/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { peerIdFromBytes } from '@libp2p/peer-id'
 import type { Duplex } from 'it-stream-types'
 import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
 import type { PeerInfo } from '@libp2p/interface-peer-info'
+import type { MultiaddrConnection } from '@libp2p/interface-connection'
 
 class Client implements DaemonClient {
   private readonly multiaddr: Multiaddr
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ class Client implements DaemonClient {
    * @async
    * @returns {MultiaddrConnection}
    */
-  async connectDaemon () {
+  async connectDaemon (): Promise<MultiaddrConnection> {
+    // @ts-expect-error because we use a passthrough upgrader,
+    // this is actually a MultiaddrConnection and not a Connection
     return await this.tcp.dial(this.multiaddr, {
       upgrader: passThroughUpgrader
     })
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/package.json b/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/package.json
index 95b6ea22..161714fc 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/package.json
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon-protocol/package.json
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "chore",
+              "type": "docs",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "docs",
+              "type": "test",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "test",
+              "type": "deps",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@
               },
               {
                 "type": "docs",
-                "section": "Trivial Changes"
+                "section": "Documentation"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "deps",
+                "section": "Dependencies"
               },
               {
                 "type": "test",
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/package.json b/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/package.json
index 8a61c370..f1847d89 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/package.json
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "chore",
+              "type": "docs",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "docs",
+              "type": "test",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "test",
+              "type": "deps",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@
               },
               {
                 "type": "docs",
-                "section": "Trivial Changes"
+                "section": "Documentation"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "deps",
+                "section": "Dependencies"
               },
               {
                 "type": "test",
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/src/index.ts b/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/src/index.ts
index 201d5186..1b788bf6 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon-server/src/index.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ export class Server implements Libp2pServer {
           // And then begin piping the client and peer connection
           void pipe(
             [encodedMessage, stream.source],
+            // @ts-expect-error because we use a passthrough upgrader,
+            // this is actually a MultiaddrConnection and not a Connection
             clientConnection,
             stream.sink
           ).catch(err => {
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon/package.json b/packages/libp2p-daemon/package.json
index a0bddee9..4d082dc3 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon/package.json
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon/package.json
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "chore",
+              "type": "docs",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "docs",
+              "type": "test",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
-              "type": "test",
+              "type": "deps",
               "release": "patch"
             },
             {
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@
               },
               {
                 "type": "docs",
-                "section": "Trivial Changes"
+                "section": "Documentation"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "deps",
+                "section": "Dependencies"
               },
               {
                 "type": "test",
diff --git a/packages/libp2p-daemon/src/index.ts b/packages/libp2p-daemon/src/index.ts
index 89d3a41c..8cafda71 100755
--- a/packages/libp2p-daemon/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p-daemon/src/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import yargs from 'yargs'
 // @ts-expect-error no types
 import YargsPromise from 'yargs-promise'
 import type { Libp2pServer } from '@libp2p/daemon-server'
-// @ts-expect-error no types
 import esMain from 'es-main'
 
 const args = process.argv.slice(2)
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ export async function createLibp2pServer (listenAddr: Multiaddr, argv: any): Pro
   throw new Error('Not implemented yet')
 }
 
-if (esMain(import.meta) === true) {
+if (esMain(import.meta)) {
   main(process.argv)
     .catch((err) => {
       console.error(err)