diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 9c761915d..b416a2096 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    ignore:
+      # ignore Maven Core updates
+      - dependency-name: "org.apache.maven:*"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule: