diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5505b72e0d..3ce7dc10b0 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,48 @@
-version: 2
+version: "2"
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
-      - dependency-name: "knative.dev/*"
+    - package-ecosystem: gomod
+      directories:
+        - /
+      schedule:
+        interval: weekly
+      ignore:
+        - dependency-name: knative.dev/*
+        - dependency-name: k8s.io/*
+          update-types:
+            - version-update:semver-major
+            - version-update:semver-minor
+        - dependency-name: github.com/openshift/*
+          update-types:
+            - version-update:semver-major
+            - version-update:semver-minor
+        - dependency-name: sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime
+          update-types:
+            - version-update:semver-major
+            - version-update:semver-minor
+      target-branch: main
+      commit-message:
+        prefix: '[main][gomod]'
+      open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    - package-ecosystem: gomod
+      directories:
+        - /
+      schedule:
+        interval: weekly
+      ignore:
+        - dependency-name: knative.dev/*
+        - dependency-name: k8s.io/*
+          update-types:
+            - version-update:semver-major
+            - version-update:semver-minor
+        - dependency-name: github.com/openshift/*
+          update-types:
+            - version-update:semver-major
+            - version-update:semver-minor
+        - dependency-name: sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime
+          update-types:
+            - version-update:semver-major
+            - version-update:semver-minor
+      target-branch: release-1.35
+      commit-message:
+        prefix: '[release-1.35][gomod]'
+      open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-deps.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-deps.yaml
index c67051bab2..f0f506d55d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-deps.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-deps.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 name: Dependabot
 
 on:
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
-  generate_some_code:
+  update-deps:
     name: Update deps
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
@@ -22,9 +23,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Golang
         uses: openshift-knative/hack/actions/setup-go@main
 
-      - name: Run ./hack/update-deps.sh
+      - name: Install yq
+        run: |
+          go install github.com/mikefarah/yq/v3@latest
+
+      - name: Generate files
         working-directory: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-        run: ./hack/update-deps.sh
+        run: make generated-files
 
       - name: git push
         working-directory: ./src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
@@ -34,6 +39,6 @@ jobs:
             git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
             git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
             git add .
-            git commit -m "Run ./hack/update-deps.sh"
+            git commit -m "Run generate release"
             git push
           fi