diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0abea42..91298fe 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 50
     schedule:
       interval: monthly
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm:org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm.gradle.plugin"
+        # This pre-Kotlin-1.7 project must not have the Kotlin major version updated:
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
   - package-ecosystem: gradle
     directory: /test-project-mixed
     open-pull-requests-limit: 50