diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 39f011225..d424c6bf8 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,23 +5,28 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: daily
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: dev
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/docker"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: dev
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: dev
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/web"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: dev
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/docs"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: dev