diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index caced98a72..7bd01d8d32 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,70 @@ updates:
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
+
+# V3 branch
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/tools"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/api-tests/tools"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/build/docker/client"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/build/docker/rpmbuild"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/build/docker/server"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/cli-tests"
+    target-branch: "v3"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]