diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e92f65f42f..b7aca1c498 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: "@nestjs/graphql"
       - dependency-name: "@ptc-org/nestjs-query-graphql"
       - dependency-name: "typeorm"
+      # chokidar is pinned to v3 via a resolution: v4+ dropped native macOS
+      # FSEvents and hits EMFILE on a repo this size (see #20316)
+      - dependency-name: "chokidar"