diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e90677b9f77..d9cbb3c7ec3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "skip issue"
       - "skip news"
+    target_branch:
+      - "master"
+      - "3.9"
+      - "3.8"