diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
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-version: 2
-updates:
-  # Note: We are not listing package-ecosystem: "github-actions". This causes
-  # noise in all template instances. Instead dependabot.yml in scipp/copier_template
-  # triggers updates of github-actions in the *template*. We then use `copier update`
-  # in template instances.
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/requirements"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    allow:
-      - dependency-name: "scipp"
-        dependency-type: "direct"