diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 690b8821..3642ab23 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ updates:
       actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 2
 
   # Rust dependencies. Keep every Cargo project in one update entry so the
   # open-PR limit applies to the fleet as a whole, rather than once per bot.
diff --git a/robot-repo-automaton/.github/dependabot.yml b/robot-repo-automaton/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2f80405e..c7c559af 100644
--- a/robot-repo-automaton/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/robot-repo-automaton/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ updates:
       actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 2
   
   - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
     directory: "/"
@@ -16,13 +17,16 @@ updates:
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 3