diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5f730f59..e6071f22 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ updates:
       interval: weekly
       day: sunday
     groups:
-      python-packages:
+      grpcio:
         patterns:
-          - "*"
+          - "grpcio*"
+
+      tracing:
+        patterns:
+          - "opentelemetry*"