diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index aec207e43..ab4538cb0 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,37 @@ updates:
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  groups:
+    microsoft-packages:
+      patterns:
+      - "Microsoft.*"
+      exclude-patterns:
+      - "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk"
+      update-types:
+      - minor
+      - patch
+
+    test-packages:
+      patterns:
+      - "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk"
+      - "xunit*"
+      - "NUnit*"
+      - "coverlet*"
+      - "FluentAssertions"
+      update-types:
+      - minor
+      - patch
+
+    all-other-non-major:
+      patterns:
+      - "*"
+      exclude-patterns:
+      - "Microsoft.*"
+      - "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk"
+      - "xunit*"
+      - "NUnit*"
+      - "coverlet*"
+      - "FluentAssertions"
+      update-types:
+      - minor
+      - patch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-platform-build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-platform-build-test.yml
index 5e4fd5df6..a8b8372b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-platform-build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-platform-build-test.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - 'Directory.Build.props'
       - 'Directory.Packages.props'
       - 'global.json'
+      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/cross-platform-build-test.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches:
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ on:
       - 'Directory.Build.props'
       - 'Directory.Packages.props'
       - 'global.json'
+      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/cross-platform-build-test.yml'
   workflow_dispatch: