diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7acb83239a8..62dfcb3e96e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ updates:
           - "0.17" # bug https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RAT-476
           - ">=0.18" # requires Java 17
       - dependency-name: "org.aspectj:*" # using multiple versions
+      - dependency-name: "org.eclipse.jetty*:*" # only patch updates due to behavior changes (12.0 -> 12.1)
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-minor"]
       - dependency-name: "org.jgrapht"
         versions:
           - ">=1.5.0" # requires Java 11