diff --git a/commitlint.config.js b/commitlint.config.js
index 5073c20..c33f5b2 100644
--- a/commitlint.config.js
+++ b/commitlint.config.js
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
-module.exports = { extends: ["@commitlint/config-conventional"] };
+module.exports = {
+  extends: ["@commitlint/config-conventional"],
+  ignores: [
+    // prevent header-max-length error on long, dependabot-gen'd commits titles
+    //  https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core/issues/2445
+    (message) => /^chore: bump .+ from .+ to .+$/m.test(message)
+  ],
+};
\ No newline at end of file