diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5bc35c3d47..e4635d7162 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ updates:
         dependency-type: "all"
       - dependency-name: "cosmossdk.io/*"
         dependency-type: "all"
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/cometbft/*"
+        dependency-type: "all"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/cometbft/cometbft"
+        # cometbft 0.37 is not semver, but we want to only update "patch" versions for 0.37.x
+        update-types:
+          ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
 
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
     directory: "/"
@@ -260,3 +267,10 @@ updates:
         dependency-type: "all"
       - dependency-name: "cosmossdk.io/*"
         dependency-type: "all"
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/cometbft/*"
+        dependency-type: "all"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/cometbft/cometbft"
+        # cometbft 0.38 is not semver, but we want to only update "patch" versions for 0.38.x
+        update-types:
+          ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]