diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index c4806c3c659fc301a70180ccf570e6115467af0c..793b4546a4f28206a91112b940521262d2f8f8d5 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ updates:
       all:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - github.com/ardanlabs/kronk
+      kronk:
+        patterns:
+          - github.com/ardanlabs/kronk
+
 
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/examples"