diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 04d16f93e4..ce99d461d3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ updates:
       time: '09:00'
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     ignore:
+      - dependency-name: 'design-system' # Keep the design-system repo under control while it's early-stage
       - dependency-name: '*'
         update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']