diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f59824e..a1063e9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -39,4 +39,31 @@ updates:
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
       - dependency-name: "jest-expo"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      # Same reason for the packages the SDK pins to an exact version: a minor
+      # bump moves them off the alignment expo-doctor enforces.
+      - dependency-name: "react"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "react-dom"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "react-test-renderer"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "react-native"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "react-native-gesture-handler"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "react-native-safe-area-context"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "react-native-worklets"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
+      - dependency-name: "@react-native-community/slider"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-major"]
+      # Babel 8 is a breaking major for the Jest transform; migrate deliberately.
+      - dependency-name: "@babel/core"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      # ESLint 10 has no support in eslint-plugin-react yet.
+      - dependency-name: "eslint"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      # AsyncStorage 3 removed multiGet/multiSet; migrate deliberately.
+      - dependency-name: "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]