diff --git a/src/check-project/files/.github/dependabot.yml b/src/check-project/files/.github/dependabot.yml
index 24ebf2c09..52b369eca 100644
--- a/src/check-project/files/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/src/check-project/files/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 20
   commit-message:
     prefix: "deps"
-    prefix-development: "deps(dev)"
+    prefix-development: "chore"
   groups:
     helia-deps: # group all deps that should be updated when Helia deps need updated
       patterns: