diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6de39285..0b91483b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ updates:
       dependency-type: "production"
     development-dependencies:
       dependency-type: "development"
+  ignore:
+    - dependency-name: "chai"
+        # chai 5 doesn't work atm w/ cds.test, TODO fix that in cds.test
+      versions: ["5.x"]