diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7239c0b1..e7a53e80 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,33 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: maven
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: daily
+      interval: weekly
     target-branch: main
+    ignore:
+      # Ignore minor version updates for dependencies with group ID "com.google.errorprone"
+      - dependency-name: "com.google.errorprone:*"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-minor" ]
+    groups:
+      security:
+        # Group security updates into a single pull request
+        applies-to: security-updates
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+      production-dependencies:
+        # Group version updates for "production" dependencies into a single pull request
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        dependency-type: production
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+      development-dependencies:
+        # Group version updates for "development" dependencies into a single pull request
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        dependency-type: development
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: main
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 66a08231..bfe8ac81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         <threetenbp.version>1.7.0</threetenbp.version>
 
         <!-- Error Prone version > 2.31.0 can't run on JDK 11. see https://errorprone.info/docs/installation -->
-        <error-prone.version>2.36.0</error-prone.version>
+        <error-prone.version>2.31.0</error-prone.version>
 
         <jacoco.version>0.8.12</jacoco.version>
         <surefire.version>3.5.2</surefire.version>