diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d3e0189bdb..edacb6bea9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ updates:
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    target-branch: "develop"