diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4a1370742..00875aedf 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,20 @@ updates:
       interval: "monthly"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     groups:
+      k8s:
+        patterns:
+          - "k8s.io/*"
+          - "sigs.k8s.io/*"
+      openshift:
+        patterns:
+          - "github.com/openshift/*"
       oc-mirror-v2-version-updates:
         applies-to: version-updates
         patterns: [ "*" ]
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "k8s.io/*"
+          - "sigs.k8s.io/*"
+          - "github.com/openshift/*"
       oc-mirror-v2-security-updates:
         applies-to: security-updates
         patterns: [ "*" ] 
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