diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index a1063e9..2411c9e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -39,24 +39,17 @@ 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.
+      # Same reason for the packages the SDK pins to an exact version: expo-doctor
+      # compares them by patch too, so every update type has to go through
+      # `npx expo install` rather than a Dependabot bump.
       - 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"]