diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 80fd6233..0808a577 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ updates:
 
   # Maintain dependencies for python with pip
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/dependencies"
+    directory: "/dependencies/python/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/dependencies/python/ansible-lint/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/ansible-lint.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/ansible-lint/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/ansible-lint.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/black/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/black.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/black/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/black.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/build-venvs.sh b/dependencies/python/build-venvs.sh
index 13a378e1..e08510c2 100755
--- a/dependencies/python/build-venvs.sh
+++ b/dependencies/python/build-venvs.sh
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@ pip install virtualenv
 #########################################################
 # Itterate through requirments.txt to install bainaries #
 #########################################################
-while read -r LINE; do
+for DEP_FILE in *.txt; do
   # split the package name from its version
-  PACKAGE_NAME=$(cut -d'=' -f1 <<<"${LINE}")
-  if [[ "${PACKAGE_NAME}" == *"["* ]]; then
-    PACKAGE_NAME=$(cut -d'[' -f1 <<<"${PACKAGE_NAME}")
-  fi
+  PACKAGE_NAME=${DEP_FILE%.txt}
   echo "-------------------------------------------"
   mkdir -p "/venvs/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
-  cp "${PACKAGE_NAME}/requirements.txt" "/venvs/${PACKAGE_NAME}/requirements.txt"
+  cp "${DEP_FILE}" "/venvs/${PACKAGE_NAME}/requirements.txt"
   echo "Generating virtualenv for: [${PACKAGE_NAME}]"
   pushd "/venvs/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
   virtualenv .
@@ -40,4 +37,4 @@ while read -r LINE; do
   deactivate
   # pop the stack
   popd
-done <packages.txt
+done
diff --git a/dependencies/python/cfn-lint/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/cfn-lint.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/cfn-lint/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/cfn-lint.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/cpplint/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/cpplint.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/cpplint/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/cpplint.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/flake8/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/flake8.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/flake8/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/flake8.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/isort/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/isort.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/isort/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/isort.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/mypy/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/mypy.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/mypy/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/mypy.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/packages.txt b/dependencies/python/packages.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b5f2b4ca..00000000
--- a/dependencies/python/packages.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-ansible-lint[core]
-black
-cfn-lint
-cpplint
-flake8
-isort
-mypy
-pylint
-snakefmt
-snakemake
-sqlfluff
-yamllint
-yq
diff --git a/dependencies/python/pylint/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/pylint.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/pylint/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/pylint.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/snakefmt/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/snakefmt.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/snakefmt/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/snakefmt.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/snakemake/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/snakemake.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/snakemake/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/snakemake.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/sqlfluff/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/sqlfluff.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/sqlfluff/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/sqlfluff.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/yamllint/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/yamllint.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/yamllint/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/yamllint.txt
diff --git a/dependencies/python/yq/requirements.txt b/dependencies/python/yq.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from dependencies/python/yq/requirements.txt
rename to dependencies/python/yq.txt