diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 7089e3e9..14312188 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 version: 2
 
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
     schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
+      interval: monthly
     labels:
-      - "autosubmit"
+      - autosubmit
+    groups:
+       dependencies:
+          patterns: ["*"]
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]