diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 63ed01f2e4df6d7351602088a430cf36e5891a42..78e74d71c9b697f9153e3d78415a671aa8325d32 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ updates:
       time: "05:00"
       timezone: "America/New_York"
     labels:
-      - "dependencies"
+      - "area: dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ updates:
       time: "05:00"
       timezone: "America/New_York"
     labels:
-      - "dependencies"
+      - "area: dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ updates:
       time: "05:00"
       timezone: "America/New_York"
     labels:
-      - "dependencies"
+      - "area: dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"