diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 069819f..dcfb981 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,16 @@ updates:
   commit-message:
     prefix: "deps"
     prefix-development: "build(deps-dev)"
+  ignore:
+    # CPOUI5FOUNDATION-1335: eslint-plugin-ava, ava, and eslint have to be updated together once the node requirement is bumped
+    # (causes breaking changes with current node version):
+    # eslint-plugin-ava@17 requires node 22 or newer
+    - dependency-name: "eslint-plugin-ava"
+      update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+    # ava@8 requires node 22.20 || 24.12 or newer
+    - dependency-name: "ava"
+      update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+    # eslint@10 requires node ^20.19.0 || ^22.13.0 || >=24
+    - dependency-name: "eslint"
+      update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+