diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3118fd10009512..a3a2b1214f7835 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@ updates:
       labels:
           - 'GitHub Actions'
           - '[Type] Build Tooling'
+      ignore:
+          - dependency-name: 'actions/setup-java'
+            versions: ['*']
+          - dependency-name: 'gradle/*'
+            versions: ['*']
+          - dependency-name: 'reactivecircus/*'
+            versions: ['*']
+          - dependency-name: 'ruby/setup-ruby'
+            versions: ['*']
       groups:
           github-actions:
               patterns:
                   - '*'
-              exclude-patterns:
-                  - 'actions/setup-java'
-                  - 'gradle/*'
-                  - 'reactivecircus/*'
-                  - 'ruby/setup-ruby'