diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f57b018f4..c43d3ea25 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-    groups:
-      k8s.io:
-        patterns:
-          - "k8s.io/*"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"