diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 284c1bfa79c..4c5e3f9ae28 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: "parquet"
       - dependency-name: "datafusion"
       - dependency-name: "datafusion-*"
-# Before switching to rust-based IOx, influxdb was a Go project which
-# dependabot tracked. After the switch, dependabot would issue alerts for go
-# files that no longer exist. Tell dependabot to ignore "gomod"
-ignore:
+  # Before switching to rust-based IOx, influxdb was a Go project which
+  # dependabot tracked. After the switch, dependabot would issue alerts for go
+  # files that no longer exist. Tell dependabot to ignore "gomod"
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    ignore: "*"