diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index bfdb88bf98..217ab2c19b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    # Disable version updates for github-actions dependencies
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
     pull-request-branch-name:
       # Default is "/" which makes "docker tag" fail with
       # "not a valid repository/tag: invalid reference format".
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    # Disable version updates for docker dependencies
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
     reviewers:
       - "fleetdm/go"
       - "fleetdm/infra"