diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 74be0e121..829de9674 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "frontend"
       - "dependencies"
-    # Add reviewers
-    reviewers:
-      - "paperless-ngx/frontend"
     groups:
       frontend-angular-dependencies:
         patterns:
@@ -44,9 +41,6 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "backend"
       - "dependencies"
-    # Add reviewers
-    reviewers:
-      - "paperless-ngx/backend"
     groups:
       development:
         patterns:
@@ -65,6 +59,9 @@ updates:
         update-types:
           - "minor"
           - "patch"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "*django*"
+          - "drf-*"
       pre-built:
         patterns:
           - psycopg*
@@ -79,9 +76,6 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "ci-cd"
       - "dependencies"
-    # Add reviewers
-    reviewers:
-      - "paperless-ngx/ci-cd"
     groups:
       actions:
         update-types:
@@ -94,8 +88,6 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
-    reviewers:
-      - "paperless-ngx/ci-cd"
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
@@ -107,8 +99,6 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
-    reviewers:
-      - "paperless-ngx/ci-cd"
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
     commit-message: