diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index cc5dba6a..40ed3948 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
-# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
-# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
-
+---
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "gitsubmodule" # See documentation for possible values
-    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+  - package-ecosystem: "gitsubmodule"
+    directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      # Group these two modules together for pull requests
+      # "pipeline-submodules" is an arbitrary name
+      pipeline-submodules:
+        patterns:
+          - pipeline-Nextflow-config
+          - pipeline-Nextflow-module