diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f54c2a3097b..19f1f3667e9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,19 @@ updates:
     allow:
       - dependency-type: all
     ignore:
-      # Keep imara-diff at 0.1.* for now (see comments in #2068).
+      # Keep `expectrl` at 0.7.* for now. See https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/pull/2200.
+      - dependency-name: expectrl
+        update-types:
+          - 'version-update:semver-major'
+          - 'version-update:semver-minor'
+      # Some `getrandom` dependencies are at 0.2.*. Keep them there for now. (Some are at 0.3.*.
+      # This allows them to remain there but keeps them from going to a future 0.4.*.) This is
+      # hopefully temporary. See https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/pull/2093.
+      - dependency-name: getrandom
+        update-types:
+          - 'version-update:semver-major'
+          - 'version-update:semver-minor'
+     # Keep `imara-diff` at 0.1.* for now. See https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/pull/2068.
       - dependency-name: imara-diff
         update-types:
           - 'version-update:semver-major'