diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 63ecaf79..13915545 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ updates:
     prefix: "build"
     include: "scope"
   groups:
+    non-breaking:
+      exclude-patterns: 
+        - "github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2"
+        - "github.com/docker/docker"
+        - "github.com/docker/cli"
     docker:
       patterns:
         - "github.com/docker/docker"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6bc14f88..f28c0e09 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.24.6
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.39.0
 	github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.1.0
-	github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2 v2.1.4
+	github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2 v2.1.6
 	github.com/docker/cli v28.4.0+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker v28.4.0+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 03f1c03f..14ff44dc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ github.com/containerd/imgcrypt/v2 v2.0.1 h1:gQcmeCKA97fAl0wlpq0itSY/PagFBsn4/mlK
 github.com/containerd/imgcrypt/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:/qIJL8nxzdzMA2n5iYyyuIY36KfoVQWmgTWdfVtyebM=
 github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0 h1:TCJt7ioM2cr/tfR8GPbGf9/VRAX8D2B4PjzCpfX540I=
 github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VRRf09a7mHDIRezVKTRCrOq78v577GXq3bSa3EhrzVo=
-github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2 v2.1.4 h1:i+xTC6tA9AVTx8mP36alP7MTNgAUQE4Prqji8LqNXsw=
-github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2 v2.1.4/go.mod h1:JZaaL+Lbl40yoQoggk7CWjHmB/z7cJBsrBWO9CL1FrE=
+github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2 v2.1.6 h1:TTaJ+f58PA/CkjeKzRdXisg5+7KJQeiq4xd3ma4bhRg=
+github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2 v2.1.6/go.mod h1:XBIa8yzX2BddwiJtN47w4w4Xmki/Y6w8HHd5DfkjzlA=
 github.com/containerd/platforms v1.0.0-rc.1 h1:83KIq4yy1erSRgOVHNk1HYdPvzdJ5CnsWaRoJX4C41E=
 github.com/containerd/platforms v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:J71L7B+aiM5SdIEqmd9wp6THLVRzJGXfNuWCZCllLA4=
 github.com/containerd/plugin v1.0.0 h1:c8Kf1TNl6+e2TtMHZt+39yAPDbouRH9WAToRjex483Y=