diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4ea1aaca..35eb6503 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,22 +18,23 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
     groups:
-      pip:
+      org:
+        # updates about org-maintained packages
         patterns:
-          - "clang-tools"
-          - "cpp-linter"
+          - "*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "mypy*"
+          - "pre-commit*"
+          - "ruff*"
+          - "mkdocs*"
+          - "pyyaml*"
       dev:
+        # updates about everything else (dev and docs)
         patterns:
-          - "mypy"
-          - "pre-commit"
-          - "ruff"
-        applies-to: "security-updates"
-      docs:
-        patterns:
-          - "mkdocs-gen-files"
-          - "markdown-gfm-admonition"
-          - "mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin"
-          - "mkdocs-material"
-          - "mkdocs"
-          - "pyyaml"
-        applies-to: "security-updates"
+          - "*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "clang-tools*"
+          - "cpp-linter*"
+        update-types:
+          - major
+          - minor