diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7f7ace9955e..c11f31a6ce7 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,13 @@ updates:
       firecracker:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "vmm-sys-util"
+          - "kvm-bindings"
+          - "kvm-ioctls"
+          - "vm-memory"
+          - "vhost"
+          - "linux-loader"
+          - "vm-allocator"
+          - "event-manager"
+          - "vm-superio"