diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 90c0fdb..4752e72 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ updates:
       - "type: dependencies"
     reviewers:
       - "honeycombio/telemetry-team"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "maint"
+      include: "scope"