diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d608a8244..ea83870af 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
 
   # Dependencies listed in .github/workflows/*.yml
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"