diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1d7fec3983..67d3c77a8c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,88 +1,5 @@
-# Basic set up for Actions and Docker. Security updates enabled via GitHub settings for other ecosystems.
-
 version: 2
-updates:
-
-# Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    pull-request-branch-name:
-      # Default is "/" which makes "docker tag" fail with
-      # "not a valid repository/tag: invalid reference format".
-      separator: "-"
-    # Add assignees
-    assignees:
-      - "zwass"
-
-# Maintain dependencies for Dockerfiles
-  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    reviewers:
-      - "fleetdm/go"
-      - "fleetdm/infra"
-    pull-request-branch-name:
-      # Default is "/" which makes "docker tag" fail with
-      # "not a valid repository/tag: invalid reference format".
-      separator: "-"
-    # Add assignees
-    assignees:
-      - "fleetdm/go"
-      - "fleetdm/infra"
-
-# Maintain dependencies for website NPM
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/website"
-    labels:
-      - "website"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    # Disable version updates
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
-    allow:
-      - dependency-type: "production"
-    reviewers:
-      - "eashaw"
-    pull-request-branch-name:
-      # Default is "/" which makes "docker tag" fail with
-      # "not a valid repository/tag: invalid reference format".
-      separator: "-"
-    assignees:
-      - "eashaw"
-
-# Maintain dependencies for Go
-  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    reviewers:
-      - lucasmrod
-    pull-request-branch-name:
-      # Default is "/" which makes "docker tag" fail with
-      # "not a valid repository/tag: invalid reference format".
-      separator: "-"
-    # Add assignees
-    assignees:
-      - lucasmrod
-
-# Maintain dependencies for npm
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    # Disable version updates
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
-    reviewers:
-      - lukeheath
-    allow:
-      - dependency-type: "production"
-    pull-request-branch-name:
-      # Default is "/" which makes "docker tag" fail with
-      # "not a valid repository/tag: invalid reference format".
-      separator: "-"
-    # Add assignees
-    assignees:
-      - lukeheath
\ No newline at end of file
+# updates intentionally left empty, as we were seeing too much volume of PRs, and breakages
+# introduced by dependency version updates. Dependabot will continue to open security-related PRs,
+# but non-security dependency updates must be done manually.
+updates: []