diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1f36999..f0bf999 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,42 @@
 version: 2
+
+multi-ecosystem-groups:
+  rumdl:
+      schedule:
+        interval: "monthly"
+      commit-message:
+        prefix: "chore(deps)"
+
 updates:
+    # combine rumdl github action and pre-commit hook in a single PR
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    patterns:
+      - "*rumdl*"
+    multi-ecosystem-group: "rumdl"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pre-commit"
+    directory: "/"
+    patterns:
+      - "*rumdl*"
+    multi-ecosystem-group: "rumdl"
+
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore(deps)"
+    ignore:
+        # already handled by the rumdl multi-ecosystem-group
+      - dependency-name: "*rumdl*"
   - package-ecosystem: "pre-commit"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore(deps)"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*rumdl*"
     groups:
       # update all pre-commit hooks in a single PR
       pre-commit: