diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f39df087c6..aed34f13cf 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -49,3 +49,6 @@ updates:
       go-openapi:
         patterns:
           - "github.com/go-openapi/*"
+      opentelemetry:
+        patterns:
+          - "go.opentelemetry.io/*"