diff --git a/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget.rb b/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget.rb
index bf799895dba..757e286b23c 100644
--- a/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget.rb
+++ b/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget.rb
@@ -15,4 +15,11 @@
   register_label_details("nuget", name: ".NET", colour: "7121c6")
 
 require "dependabot/dependency"
-Dependabot::Dependency.register_production_check("nuget", ->(_) { true })
+Dependabot::Dependency.register_production_check(
+  "nuget",
+  lambda do |groups|
+    return true if groups.empty?
+
+    groups.include?("dependencies")
+  end
+)
diff --git a/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser.rb b/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser.rb
index c1f4124970f..72366e39111 100644
--- a/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser.rb
+++ b/nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def dependency_set
                 requirements: [{
                   requirement: version,
                   file: global_json.name,
-                  groups: [],
+                  groups: ["dependencies"],
                   source: nil
                 }]
               )
diff --git a/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser_spec.rb b/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser_spec.rb
index 493af311cda..1502863f028 100644
--- a/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser/global_json_parser_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             [{
               requirement: "1.0.45",
               file: "global.json",
-              groups: [],
+              groups: ["dependencies"],
               source: nil
             }]
           )
diff --git a/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser_spec.rb b/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser_spec.rb
index 5ebfc621fc6..ac4192a7ffd 100644
--- a/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_parser_spec.rb
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
             [{
               requirement: "1.0.45",
               file: "global.json",
-              groups: [],
+              groups: ["dependencies"],
               source: nil
             }]
           )
diff --git a/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_updater_spec.rb b/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_updater_spec.rb
index f35518ae58c..30736d93c16 100644
--- a/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_updater_spec.rb
+++ b/nuget/spec/dependabot/nuget/file_updater_spec.rb
@@ -338,13 +338,13 @@
           requirements: [{
             file: "global.json",
             requirement: "1.0.52",
-            groups: [],
+            groups: ["dependencies"],
             source: nil
           }],
           previous_requirements: [{
             file: "global.json",
             requirement: "1.0.45",
-            groups: [],
+            groups: ["dependencies"],
             source: nil
           }],
           package_manager: "nuget"