diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index cf7a39f..79d794f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "mock"
+        # mock 4 requires Python 3.6+
+        versions: [">=4"]
+      - dependency-name: "twine"
+        # twine 2 requires Python 3.6+
+        versions: [">=2"]