diff --git a/polkadot/.github/dependabot.yml b/polkadot/.github/dependabot.yml
index d782bb80f7..f2b6dfc4f0 100644
--- a/polkadot/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/polkadot/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,13 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
     directory: "/"
     labels: ["A2-insubstantial", "B0-silent", "C1-low"]
+    # Handle updates for crates from github.com/paritytech/substrate manually.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "substrate-*"
+      - dependency-name: "sc-*"
+      - dependency-name: "sp-*"
+      - dependency-name: "frame-*"
+      - dependency-name: "fork-tree"
+      - dependency-name: "pallet-*"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"