diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index b75efa1..66b3d9b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ updates:
   directory: /
   schedule:
     interval: monthly
+  ignore:
+  # Test-only drivers. Every newer version raises the go directive above 1.10,
+  # which the fork keeps; revisit when they move to a nested test module.
+  - dependency-name: github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql
+  - dependency-name: github.com/lib/pq
+  - dependency-name: github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3
 - package-ecosystem: github-actions
   directory: /
   schedule: