diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 96c91fc..db14caa 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "eu.europa.ec.joinup.sat:*"
+      - dependency-name: "org.netbeans.api:*"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     target-branch: "develop"
     directory: "/"
diff --git a/jdplus-sdmx-desktop/pom.xml b/jdplus-sdmx-desktop/pom.xml
index 0840365..e36266b 100644
--- a/jdplus-sdmx-desktop/pom.xml
+++ b/jdplus-sdmx-desktop/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- dependencies -->
-        <netbeans.version>RELEASE230</netbeans.version>
+        <netbeans.version>${jdplus-main-netbeans.version}</netbeans.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index efdd2a3..04b130c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
         <!-- dependencies -->
         <jdplus-main.version>3.1.1</jdplus-main.version>
+        <jdplus-main-netbeans.version>RELEASE190</jdplus-main-netbeans.version>
         <sdmx-dl.version>3.0.0-beta.13</sdmx-dl.version>
     </properties>