diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index cd18dfde..1932898a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,25 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    # Dependency quarantine: only adopt releases that are at least 7 days old.
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
+    # Restrict version updates to the current major version. Security updates are
+    # exempt (update-types does not affect security updates), so Dependabot may
+    # still bump a major version when required to resolve a vulnerability.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    # Dependency quarantine: only adopt releases that are at least 7 days old.
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
+    # Restrict version updates to the current major version. Security updates are
+    # exempt (update-types does not affect security updates), so Dependabot may
+    # still bump a major version when required to resolve a vulnerability.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 423883cf..d2c63de4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@types/react": "^18.0.3",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.0",
-    "esbuild": "^0.24.0",
+    "esbuild": "^0.28.1",
     "eslint": "^9.8.0",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.7.0",