diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 813e17f7..c80380d1 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
   # Maintain dependencies for the project
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/packages/extensions"
+    directories:
+      # Update the package.json and lock file at the root as well as the ones in
+      # /packages/diracx-web and /packages/diracx-web-extensions
+      - "/"
+      # Update the package.json and lock file in /packages/extensions
+      - "/packages/extensions"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    versioning-strategy: increase
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