diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6c635c16b..248d8723c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ updates:
     commit-message:
       prefix: chore(deps)
       prefix-development: chore(deps-dev)
+    ignore:
+      # node-fetch is now an ESM package and can't be used here without a rewrite.
+      - dependency-name: node-fetch
+        versions:
+          - ">= 3"