diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index b83d6b7bdc..6171981927 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    # Use the widen strategy to update requirements to avoid lower bound bump
+    versioning-strategy: "widen"
     # Add assignees
     assignees:
       - "mloubout"