diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2bdcc46..2ffd14f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
 # Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
 # https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
 
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "maven" # See documentation for possible values
-    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "development"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "com.songoda:SongodaCore"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "development"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"