diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 9f6b9d2d59..7c41afcce8 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     groups:
       # put packages in their own group if they have a history of breaking the build or needing to be reverted
       pre-commit:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ updates:
     directory: "/frontend"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     groups:
       docusaurus:
         patterns:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "wednesday"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 1
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     groups:
       docusaurus:
         patterns:
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directories:
       - "containers/*"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5