diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index ab1a0c6a1..d8cdfea70 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,13 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    target-branch: "4.3.x"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     target-branch: "main"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-  - package-ecosystem: maven
-    directory: /
-    schedule:
-      interval: daily
-    target-branch: 4.3.x
-    ignore:
-      # only upgrade patch versions for maintenance branch
-      - dependency-name: "*"
-        update-types:
-          - version-update:semver-major
-          - version-update:semver-minor
+    exclude-paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/release-train-test.yml"
+      - ".github/workflows/release-train-build.yml"
   - package-ecosystem: maven
     directory: /
     schedule:
@@ -42,8 +29,3 @@ updates:
     directory: /docs
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
-  - package-ecosystem: npm
-    target-branch: 4.3.x
-    directory: /docs
-    schedule:
-      interval: weekly