diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 75838071a4..09caf84ac0 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ updates:
         - "zone.js"
         update-types:
         - "patch"
+      # Restrict typescript updates to patch level because that's what our package.json says
+      typescript:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+        - "typescript"
+        update-types:
+        - "patch"
     ignore:
       # Ignore all major version updates for all dependencies. We'll only automate minor/patch updates.
       - dependency-name: "*"
@@ -235,6 +242,13 @@ updates:
         - "zone.js"
         update-types:
         - "patch"
+      # Restrict typescript updates to patch level because that's what our package.json says
+      typescript:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+        - "typescript"
+        update-types:
+        - "patch"
     ignore:
       # Ignore all major version updates for all dependencies. We'll only automate minor/patch updates.
       - dependency-name: "*"
@@ -321,6 +335,13 @@ updates:
         - "zone.js"
         update-types:
         - "patch"
+      # Restrict typescript updates to patch level because that's what our package.json says
+      typescript:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+        - "typescript"
+        update-types:
+        - "patch"
     ignore:
       # Ignore all major version updates for all dependencies. We'll only automate minor/patch updates.
       - dependency-name: "*"
@@ -399,6 +420,13 @@ updates:
         - "zone.js"
         update-types:
         - "patch"
+      # Restrict typescript updates to patch level because that's what our package.json says
+      typescript:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+        - "typescript"
+        update-types:
+        - "patch"
     ignore:
       # 7.x Cannot update Webpack past v5.76.1 as later versions not supported by Angular 15
       # See also https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3283#issuecomment-2372488489