diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 594cf683..8fe40779 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ updates:
       # Checkstyle >=10 requires Java 11+
       - dependency-name: "com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle"
         versions: [">= 10.0"]
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule: