diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 04f2d40..2c54326 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
     ignore:
       # Dependabot should not update Home Assistant as that should match the homeassistant key in hacs.json
-      - dependency-name: "homeassistant"
\ No newline at end of file
+      - dependency-name: "homeassistant"
+      # Dependabot should not update pytest-homeassistant-custom-component as it depends on latest HA and python versions (to maintain integration back-compat with older HA/python)
+      - dependency-name: "pytest-homeassistant-custom-component"