diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 623121cb7..875ff835a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: gomod
-    directories:
-      - "**/*"
-    schedule:
-      interval: daily
+# Disable gomod update
+# See https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-openapi/pull/474?issuecomment-2305023746#issuecomment-2305023746
+# kube-openapi directly affects the kubernetes/kubernetes API surface and we need to insulate ourselves from 
+# breaking the API as part of dependency bumps.
+#  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+#    directories:
+#      - "**/*"
+#    schedule:
+#      interval: daily
 
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /