diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index eabbbd68ad5..977afda64c3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
-# Basic `dependabot.yml` file with
-# minimum configuration for three package managers
-
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/"
+    directory: "/docsite"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      all:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+
+  # Only monitor packages we control — forked @react-native/* packages
+  # should stay in sync via upstream merges.
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directories:
+      - "/packages/react-native"
+      - "/packages/react-native-macos-init"
+      - "/packages/nx-release-version"
+      - "/packages/virtualized-lists"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     groups:
-      docusaurus:
+      all:
         patterns:
-          - "@docusaurus/*"
+          - "*"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      all:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"