diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0bdcd51ad89..4f54b9b2a62 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ updates:
       # trigger a new version: https://github.com/docker/buildx/pull/2222#issuecomment-1919092153
       - dependency-name: "docker/docs"
     labels:
-      - "dependencies"
+      - "area/dependencies"
       - "bot"