diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e1d1cc748c..b4dfb38181 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.jlab:groot" # since version numbers are not in order
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule: