diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index cb22132d3..8ba754cfe 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "maven" # See documentation for possible values
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
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+      interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.apache.kafka:*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]