diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5e3a0a37b7f..62f7b891b17 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ updates:
         update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
       - dependency-name: '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin'
         update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
+      # https://jira.dev.bbc.co.uk/browse/WSTEAMA-1545 - Upgrade eslint-config-airbnb to the latest version
+      - dependency-name: eslint-config-airbnb
+        update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
       # https://jira.dev.bbc.co.uk/browse/NEWSWORLDSERVICE-2186: Latest version of Emotion contains a memory leak that needs resolved: https://github.com/emotion-js/emotion/issues/3221
       - dependency-name: '@emotion/*'
       # Opera Mini unsupported packages
@@ -28,8 +31,12 @@ updates:
       # https://jira.dev.bbc.co.uk/browse/NEWSWORLDSERVICE-2187: Latest major version of react has breaking changes
       - dependency-name: 'react'
         update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
+      - dependency-name: 'react-dom'
+        update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
       - dependency-name: '@types/react'
         update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
+      - dependency-name: '@types/react-dom'
+        update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
     labels:
       - 'dependencies'
     groups:
@@ -37,6 +44,9 @@ updates:
         patterns:
           - '@babel/*'
           - 'babel-*'
+      bbc:
+        patterns:
+          - '@bbc/*'
       emotion:
         patterns:
           - '@emotion/*'
@@ -45,17 +55,20 @@ updates:
           - '@next/*'
           - 'next'
           - 'next-*'
+      loadable-minor-patch:
+        patterns:
+          - '@loadable/*'
+      react:
+        patterns:
+          - 'react'
+          - 'react-dom'
+          - '@types/react'
+          - '@types/react-dom'
       storybook:
         patterns:
           - '@storybook/*'
           - 'storybook'
           - '@esbuild/*'
-      bbc:
-        patterns:
-          - '@bbc/*'
-      loadable-minor-patch:
-        patterns:
-          - '@loadable/*'
       webpack-minor-patch:
         patterns:
           - 'webpack'