diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8bd341ac..4a22ba3d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/pyperformance/requirements"
+    exclude-paths:
+      - "pyperformance/data-files/"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"