How do you ignore specific dependencies in Dependabot configuration?

The ignore option excludes specific dependencies (or specific version ranges of a dependency) from Dependabot's update checks entirely — useful when a dependency is intentionally pinned to an older version for compatibility reasons, or when a specific major version bump is known to require significant manual migration work you're not ready to take on yet.

updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
    ignore:
      - dependency-name: "lodash"
        versions: ["5.x"]
      - dependency-name: "legacy-package"    "  ignore all updates entirely

Ignoring a specific version range (like 5.x) rather than the whole dependency lets Dependabot still propose smaller, safer patch updates within the currently supported version line, while holding off on the specific major bump you're intentionally deferring — a more surgical approach than blocking all updates to that dependency outright.

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