diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 4fd8083dbe..4b55fdcaaa 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -41,6 +55,20 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/build/tools"
   schedule:
@@ -51,6 +79,20 @@ updates:
     prefix: "deps"
   labels: [ "dependencies" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with main branch
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.31.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/dropgz"
   schedule:
@@ -78,6 +120,20 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "release/1.5" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.5 branch
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -89,6 +145,20 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam", "release/1.5" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.5"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.5 branch
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.29.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/"
   schedule:
@@ -100,6 +170,20 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "release/1.4" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.4 branch
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
 - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
   directory: "/azure-ipam"
   schedule:
@@ -111,3 +195,17 @@ updates:
   labels: [ "dependencies", "azure-ipam", "release/1.4" ]
   open-pull-requests-limit: 10
   target-branch: "release/v1.4"
+  ignore:
+    # Constrain Kubernetes dependencies to compatibility with release/v1.4 branch
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/api"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/apimachinery"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/client-go"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubelet"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]
+    - dependency-name: "k8s.io/kubectl"
+      versions: [">=0.26.0"]