diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index eb4bfe6e..1f794d7f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk"
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/zclconf/go-cty"
+