diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 970a6962..36d4ccc9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,22 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-patch"
 
   # Check for Go module updates
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/"
-    allow:
-      - dependency-type: direct
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "direct"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-patch"
 
   # Check for helm updates
   - package-ecosystem: "helm"
@@ -25,9 +33,17 @@ updates:
     directory: "/cmd/cloudscale-csi-plugin"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-patch"
 
   # Check docker side-car containers in helm updates
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/charts/csi-cloudscale"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-patch"