diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 861351009f..4dd5076fb5 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ updates:
     directories: 
       - "/auto-discovery/kubernetes"
       - "/auto-discovery/cloud-aws"
-      - "/operator/go.mod"
-      - "/lurker/go.mod"
+      - "/operator"
+      - "/lurker"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     groups:
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index e185ce8a8f..e8b42d3d21 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -5,5 +5,19 @@
     "group:recommended",
     ":disableDependencyDashboard"
   ],
-  "enabledManagers": ["dockerfile"]
+  "enabledManagers": ["dockerfile", "docker-compose"],
+
+  "ignorePaths": [
+    "demo-targets/bodgeit/**",
+    "demo-targets/dummy-ssh/**",
+    "demo-targets/http-webhook/**",
+    "demo-targets/old-typo3/**",
+    "demo-targets/old-joomla/**",
+    "demo-targets/old-wordpress/**",
+    "demo-targets/swagger-petstore/**",
+    "demo-targets/unsafe-https/**",
+    "demo-targets/vulnerable-log4j/**"
+  ]
 }
+
+