diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c11f1d976..0de94a267 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ updates:
       update-types:
         - "patch"
         - "minor"
+     confluent-minor-patch-dependencies:
+      patterns:
+        - "io.confluent:*"
+        - "org.apache.kafka:*"
+      # We will handle major upgrades manually
+      update-types:
+        - "patch"
+        - "minor" 
+     confluent-major-dependencies:
+      patterns:
+        - "io.confluent:*"
+        - "org.apache.kafka:*"
+      update-types:
+        - "major" 
     other-dependencies:
       patterns:
         - "*"
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3d89934dc..556eb9693 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cel = '0.3.0'
 # See https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/blob/b6b570ebebb6ea233e00af5e554adcf40256f224/gradle.properties#L16C21-L16C27
 junit = '5.12.2'
 mockito = '5.16.0'
-okhttp3 = '4.12.0'
+okhttp3 = '5.1.0'
 testcontainers = '1.20.6'
 swagger-integration-jakarta = '2.2.28'
 jakarta-annotation-api = '2.1.1'