diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 90db4b70..aff6cf11 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ updates:
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"
+    # New!
+    groups:
+      # This is the name of your group, it will be used in PR titles and branch names
+      dev-dependencies:
+        # A pattern can be...
+        patterns:
+          - "rubocop" # a single dependency name
+          - "aws*"  # or a wildcard string that matches multiple dependencies
+          # If you'd simply like to group as many dependencies together as possible, 
+          # you can use the wildcard * - but keep in mind this may open a very large PR!
+        # Additionally, you can specify any dependencies to be excluded from the group
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "aws-sdk"
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/taxonomy-editor-frontend"
     schedule:
@@ -20,8 +33,34 @@ updates:
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore"
       include: "scope"
+    # New!
+    groups:
+      # This is the name of your group, it will be used in PR titles and branch names
+      dev-dependencies:
+        # A pattern can be...
+        patterns:
+          - "rubocop" # a single dependency name
+          - "aws*"  # or a wildcard string that matches multiple dependencies
+          # If you'd simply like to group as many dependencies together as possible, 
+          # you can use the wildcard * - but keep in mind this may open a very large PR!
+        # Additionally, you can specify any dependencies to be excluded from the group
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "aws-sdk"
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 30
+    # New!
+    groups:
+      # This is the name of your group, it will be used in PR titles and branch names
+      dev-dependencies:
+        # A pattern can be...
+        patterns:
+          - "rubocop" # a single dependency name
+          - "aws*"  # or a wildcard string that matches multiple dependencies
+          # If you'd simply like to group as many dependencies together as possible, 
+          # you can use the wildcard * - but keep in mind this may open a very large PR!
+        # Additionally, you can specify any dependencies to be excluded from the group
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "aws-sdk"