diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 02ffa2f084..4fe6befed1 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ updates:
           - "cachetools"
           - "gevent"
           - "babel"
+    ignore:
+      # "babel" temporarily pinned to v2.14.0 - problem for translations found in v2.15.0, see: https://github.com/ONSdigital/eq-questionnaire-runner/pull/1384
+      - dependency-name: "babel"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
 
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/"
@@ -123,7 +127,3 @@ updates:
           - "playwright"
           - "black"
           - "djlint"
-    ignore:
-      # "babel" temporarily pinned to v2.14.0 - problem for translations found in v2.15.0, see: https://github.com/ONSdigital/eq-questionnaire-runner/pull/1384
-      - dependency-name: "babel"
-        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]