diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index ce57a13d7..51a5c167d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ updates:
       schedule:
           interval: weekly
       open-pull-requests-limit: 10
-      target-branch: master
       versioning-strategy: increase