diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk-code.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk-code.yml
index 81a21ca9..44e77806 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk-code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk-code.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ name: Snyk Code analysis
 on: # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   pull_request:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'        # matches every branch
+      - '!dependabot/**'   # excludes master
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: