diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8db43d873fd..62fc8fad575 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,18 +7,25 @@ updates:
       interval: weekly
 
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
-    directory: /
-    schedule:
-      interval: weekly
-    allow:
-      - dependency-type: all
-
-  - package-ecosystem: gomod
-    directory: /tools/mod # Not linked from /go.mod
+    directories:
+      - /tests
+      - /etcdctl
+      - /pkg
+      - /tools/rw-heatmaps
+      - /tools/mod
+      - /tools/testgrid-analysis
+      - /etcdutl
+      - /client/pkg
+      - /client/v3
+      - /client/internal/v2
+      - /server
+      - /api
+      - /
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
+      interval: daily
     allow:
       - dependency-type: all
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 30
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 58c0a5f63fa..763154d2cdb 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.3.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.4
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.60.0
 	github.com/soheilhy/cmux v0.1.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
diff --git a/tests/go.sum b/tests/go.sum
index ad85e29da91..c8f3f76126b 100644
--- a/tests/go.sum
+++ b/tests/go.sum
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.1.0/go.mod h1:UkNAQd3GIcIGf0SeVgPpRdFSt
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.4 h1:Tgh3Yr67PaOv/uTqloMsCEdeuFTatm5zIq5+qNN23vI=
-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.4/go.mod h1:PIEt8X02hGcP8JWbeHyeZ53Y/jReSnHgO035n//V5WE=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5 h1:cxppBPuYhUnsO6yo/aoRol4L7q7UFfdm+bR9r+8l63Y=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5/go.mod h1:PIEt8X02hGcP8JWbeHyeZ53Y/jReSnHgO035n//V5WE=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190812154241-14fe0d1b01d4/go.mod h1:xMI15A0UPsDsEKsMN9yxemIoYk6Tm2C1GtYGdfGttqA=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 h1:ZKSh/rekM+n3CeS952MLRAdFwIKqeY8b62p8ais2e9E=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1/go.mod h1:OrxVMOVHjw3lKMa8+x6HeMGkHMQyHDk9E3jmP2AmGiY=