diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0fe8ef065ef..819d6305c89 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 version: 2
 updates:
+
   - package-ecosystem: "maven"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
@@ -11,13 +12,25 @@ updates:
       maven-patch-group:
         update-types:
         - "patch"
+        exclude-patterns:
+        - "org.apache.commons:*"
+        - "commons-*:*"
+      apache-commons-group:
+        patterns:
+        - "org.apache.commons:*"
+        - "commons-*:*"
+        update-types:
+        - "minor"
+
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule: 
       interval: monthly
       day: "tuesday"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-ui"
     schedule: