diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2dbe86e7fc..6b1611f242 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ updates:
       - "**/*"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    groups:
+      otel:
+        patterns:
+          - "go.opentelemetry.io/otel*"
+      k8s.io:
+        patterns:
+          - "k8s.io/*"
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directories: