diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4a3d31a2..2c163f1d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -26,36 +26,36 @@ updates:
   target-branch: main
   groups:
     kubernetes:
-      patterns: ["k8s.io/*"]
+      patterns: [ "k8s.io/*" ]
     capi:
-      patterns: ["sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api", "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test"]
+      patterns: [ "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api", "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test" ]
   ignore:
   # Ignore controller-runtime as its upgraded manually.
   - dependency-name: "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
   # Ignore k8s and its transitives modules as they are upgraded manually
   # together with controller-runtime.
   - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
   # Ignore controller-runtime as its upgraded manually.
   - dependency-name: "sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
   commit-message:
     prefix: ":seedling:"
   labels:
   - "ok-to-test"
 ## main branch config ends here
-## release-1.8 branch config starts here
+## release-1.9 branch config starts here
 - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
   directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
   schedule:
     interval: "monthly"
     day: "monday"
-  target-branch: release-1.8
+  target-branch: release-1.9
   ignore:
   # Ignore major and minor bumps for release branch
   - dependency-name: "*"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
   commit-message:
     prefix: ":seedling:"
   labels:
@@ -69,35 +69,36 @@ updates:
   schedule:
     interval: "weekly"
     day: "tuesday"
-  target-branch: release-1.8
+  target-branch: release-1.9
   groups:
     kubernetes:
-      patterns: ["k8s.io/*"]
+      patterns: [ "k8s.io/*" ]
     capi:
-      patterns: ["sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api", "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test"]
+      patterns: [ "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api", "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test" ]
   ignore:
   # golang.org/x/* only releases minors no patches, so minors have to be allowed
   - dependency-name: "golang.org/x/*"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
   # Ignore major and minor bumps for release branch
   - dependency-name: "*"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
   commit-message:
     prefix: ":seedling:"
   labels:
   - "ok-to-test"
-## release-1.8 branch config ends here
-## release-1.7 branch config starts here
+## release-1.9 branch config ends here
+
+## release-1.8 branch config starts here
 - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
   directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
   schedule:
     interval: "monthly"
     day: "monday"
-  target-branch: release-1.7
+  target-branch: release-1.8
   ignore:
   # Ignore major and minor bumps for release branch
   - dependency-name: "*"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
   commit-message:
     prefix: ":seedling:"
   labels:
@@ -111,21 +112,21 @@ updates:
   schedule:
     interval: "weekly"
     day: "tuesday"
-  target-branch: release-1.7
+  target-branch: release-1.8
   groups:
     kubernetes:
-      patterns: ["k8s.io/*"]
+      patterns: [ "k8s.io/*" ]
     capi:
-      patterns: ["sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api", "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test"]
+      patterns: [ "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api", "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test" ]
   ignore:
   # golang.org/x/* only releases minors no patches, so minors have to be allowed
   - dependency-name: "golang.org/x/*"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
   # Ignore major and minor bumps for release branch
   - dependency-name: "*"
-    update-types: ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+    update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
   commit-message:
     prefix: ":seedling:"
   labels:
   - "ok-to-test"
-## release-1.7 branch config ends here
+## release-1.8 branch config ends here