diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 970569e27..c9702f2cd 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ updates:
     groups:
       k8s.io:
         patterns:
-          - "k8s.io/*"
-        exclude-patterns:
-          - "k8s.io/utils"
-          - "k8s.io/klog/v2"
-          - "k8s.io/kube-openapi"
+          - "k8s.io/api"
+          - "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+          - "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+          - "k8s.io/apiserver"
+          - "k8s.io/cli-runtime"
+          - "k8s.io/client-go"
+          - "k8s.io/kubectl"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule: