diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2a5d0a2bd..50015c775 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -19,20 +19,10 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "pydantic-core"
     groups:
       minor-and-patch:
         update-types:
           - "minor"
           - "patch"
-        exclude-patterns:
-          - "pydantic*"
-
-      # pydantic is a known violator of version updates where they don't release the core backend
-      # with the API library at the same time which holds up other legitimate updates, so group
-      # pydantic deps together
-      pydantic:
-        update-types:
-          - "minor"
-          - "patch"
-        patterns:
-          - "pydantic*"