diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 61be760..c549c95 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,25 +6,34 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
       day: sunday
-    allow:
-      - dependency-name: org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients
-      - dependency-name: io.micrometer:micrometer-core
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305
-      - dependency-name: io.micrometer:micrometer-observation
       - dependency-name: '*'
         update-types:
           - version-update:semver-major
           - version-update:semver-minor
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     labels:
-      - 'type/dependency-upgrade'
+      - 'type/chores'
     groups:
       development-dependencies:
         update-types:
           - patch
         patterns:
-          - '*'
+          - com.gradle*
+          - org.asciidoctor*
+          - com.jfrog.artifactory
+          - com.diffplug.spotless
+          - org.powermock*
+          - org.awaitility:awaitility
+          - org.testcontainers*
+          - junit:junit
+          - org.assertj:assertj-core
+          - org.apache.logging.log4j*
+          - org.slf4j:slf4j-api
+          - io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing-integration-test
+          - net.*
+          - io.projectreactor*
 
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     target-branch: 1.3.x