diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2ee321db78..51c8be4bbc 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -395,23 +395,10 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together any webpack related version updates
-      webpack:
-        applies-to: version-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "webpack*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
-      # Group together any webpack related seurity updates
-      webpack:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "webpack*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "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
+      - dependency-name: "webpack"
       # Ignore all major version updates for all dependencies. We'll only automate minor/patch updates.
       - dependency-name: "*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]