diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 49b8cc8a17a..befcde3c066 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
 
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: /benchmarks
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /build
     schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index 545f5d9d081..5afcbddd807 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
-      - name: Install Modules
+      - name: Install Modules for undici
+        run: npm i --ignore-scripts --omit=dev
+      - name: Install Modules for Benchmarks
         run: npm i
+        working-directory: ./benchmarks
       - name: Run Benchmark
         run: npm run bench
+        working-directory: ./benchmarks
 
   benchmark_branch:
     name: benchmark branch
@@ -37,7 +41,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
-      - name: Install Modules
+      - name: Install Modules for undici
+        run: npm i --ignore-scripts --omit=dev
+      - name: Install Modules for Benchmarks
         run: npm i
+        working-directory: ./benchmarks
       - name: Run Benchmark
         run: npm run bench
+        working-directory: ./benchmarks
diff --git a/benchmarks/package.json b/benchmarks/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5781ae37478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "benchmarks",
+  "scripts": {
+    "bench": "PORT=3042 concurrently -k -s first npm:bench:server npm:bench:run",
+    "bench:server": "node ./server.js",
+    "prebench:run": "node ./wait.js",
+    "bench:run": "SAMPLES=100 CONNECTIONS=50 node ./benchmark.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^1.6.7",
+    "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
+    "cronometro": "^3.0.1",
+    "got": "^14.2.0",
+    "mitata": "^0.1.11",
+    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
+    "request": "^2.88.2",
+    "superagent": "^8.1.2",
+    "wait-on": "^7.2.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 748b8098ca0..94e30d2736a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@
     "test:wpt": "node test/wpt/start-fetch.mjs && node test/wpt/start-FileAPI.mjs && node test/wpt/start-mimesniff.mjs && node test/wpt/start-xhr.mjs && node test/wpt/start-websockets.mjs && node test/wpt/start-cacheStorage.mjs && node test/wpt/start-eventsource.mjs",
     "coverage": "nyc --reporter=text --reporter=html npm run test",
     "coverage:ci": "nyc --reporter=lcov npm run test",
-    "bench": "PORT=3042 concurrently -k -s first npm:bench:server npm:bench:run",
-    "bench:server": "node benchmarks/server.js",
-    "prebench:run": "node benchmarks/wait.js",
-    "bench:run": "SAMPLES=100 CONNECTIONS=50 node benchmarks/benchmark.js",
+    "bench": "echo \"Error: Benchmarks have been moved to '\/benchmarks'\" && exit 1",
     "serve:website": "echo \"Error: Documentation has been moved to '\/docs'\" && exit 1",
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "fuzz": "jsfuzz test/fuzzing/fuzz.js corpus"
@@ -94,34 +91,24 @@
     "@matteo.collina/tspl": "^0.1.1",
     "@sinonjs/fake-timers": "^11.1.0",
     "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
-    "@types/superagent": "^8.1.3",
     "abort-controller": "^3.0.0",
-    "axios": "^1.6.5",
     "borp": "^0.9.1",
-    "concurrently": "^8.0.1",
-    "cronometro": "^3.0.1",
     "dns-packet": "^5.4.0",
     "form-data": "^4.0.0",
     "formdata-node": "^6.0.3",
-    "got": "^14.0.0",
     "https-pem": "^3.0.0",
     "husky": "^9.0.7",
     "import-fresh": "^3.3.0",
     "jest": "^29.0.2",
     "jsdom": "^24.0.0",
     "jsfuzz": "^1.0.15",
-    "mitata": "^0.1.10",
-    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
     "proxy": "^1.0.2",
     "proxyquire": "^2.1.3",
-    "request": "^2.88.2",
     "snazzy": "^9.0.0",
     "standard": "^17.0.0",
-    "superagent": "^8.1.2",
     "tsd": "^0.30.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.2",
-    "wait-on": "^7.0.1",
     "ws": "^8.11.0"
   },
   "engines": {