diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index c39c184c6..310f4eba3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
+    directories: 
+     - "/.github/workflows"
+     - "/.github/actions"
     reviewers:
       - "mattermost/core-build-engineers"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5