diff --git a/.gitlab/dependabot.yml b/.gitlab/dependabot.yml
index 6d0fa2d48..c2a2c8985 100644
--- a/.gitlab/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    # Only create pull requests to update lockfiles. Ignore any new versions that would require package manifest changes.
+    versioning-strategy: lockfile-only
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     pull-request-branch-name:
       separator: "/"
     assignees:
-      - mg
-    reviewers:
       - mg
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