diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index a3e5facb7b..404069e22c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
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+      interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: ":seedling:"
+    groups:
+      k8s-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "k8s.io/*"
+          - "sigs.k8s.io/*"