diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3af24dec..d0209b2f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ updates:
       # opentelemetry-prometheus, and will add it back after the 1.0 release.
       - dependency-name: opentelemetry
         versions:
-          - "0.25"
+          - ">= 0.25, < 1.0"
       - dependency-name: opentelemetry_sdk
         versions:
-          - "0.25"
+          - ">= 0.25, < 1.0"
       - dependency-name: opentelemetry-otlp
         versions:
-          - "0.25"
+          - ">= 0.25, < 1.0"
     groups:
       opentelemetry:
         patterns: