diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2fc896980..d6b070a7b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 4
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 1
 
   # Maintain dependencies for poetry
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 4
\ No newline at end of file
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
diff --git a/doc/changes/unreleased.md b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
index fb4737052..bcad7e752 100644
--- a/doc/changes/unreleased.md
+++ b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
 ## Summary
+
+## Refactoring
+
+* #832: Modified `dependabot.yml` to not create PRs for poetry updates and to limit the GitHub updates to 1 PR at a time
diff --git a/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/dependabot.yml b/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/dependabot.yml
index e9373b46e..d6b070a7b 100644
--- a/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 4
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 1
 
   # Maintain dependencies for poetry
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "monday"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 4
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0