diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 70e7c6ac3680..9e212f96f329 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: pytest # Due to Python 2.7 and #13776.
+      - dependency-name: py # Due to Python 2.7.
 
   - package-ecosystem: 'pip'
     directory: /news