diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 6a4d7461f..68c789c45 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ updates.ignore = [
   { groupId = "org.apache.pekko", artifactId = "pekko-stream-testkit" },
   { groupId = "org.apache.pekko", artifactId = "pekko-multi-node-testkit" },
   { groupId = "org.apache.pekko", artifactId = "pekko-http" },
+  { groupId = "com.lightbend.sbt", artifactId = "sbt-java-formatter" }
 ]
 
 updates.pin = [