diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index b0e3ac7074f72..398a8c7823948 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: org.jboss.logging:*
       - dependency-name: org.jboss.logmanager:*
       - dependency-name: org.ow2.asm:*
+      - dependency-name: org.glassfish:jakarta-el
       - dependency-name: com.google.cloud.tools:jib-core
       # Quarkus
       - dependency-name: io.quarkus.gizmo:gizmo
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: org.jetbrains.kotlin:*
       - dependency-name: org.jetbrains.kotlinx:*
       - dependency-name: org.jetbrains.dokka:*
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: org.glassfish:jakarta-el
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
     rebase-strategy: disabled
   - package-ecosystem: gradle
     directory: "/integration-tests/gradle"
diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 2c58376edd870..671e6f7e07ac8 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>3.9.1</smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>
         <jakarta.activation.version>1.2.1</jakarta.activation.version>
         <jakarta.annotation-api.version>1.3.5</jakarta.annotation-api.version>
-        <jakarta.el-impl.version>3.0.3</jakarta.el-impl.version>
+        <jakarta.el-impl.version>3.0.4</jakarta.el-impl.version>
         <jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>2.0.2</jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>
         <jakarta.inject-api.version>1.0</jakarta.inject-api.version>
         <jakarta.interceptor-api.version>1.2.5</jakarta.interceptor-api.version>