diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 99f7994..c206ff6 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     rebase-strategy: "disabled"
+    # To be aligned with opendatahub-operator codebase these dependencies are ignored for now
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+      - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
     reviewers:
       - aslakknutsen
       - bartoszmajsak