diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 23f5395ca18..283fb7ae8b2 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ updates:
       # and confirm the issue https://github.com/apache/superset/issues/39600 is fixed
       - dependency-name: "react-checkbox-tree"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      # Babel 8 (7.x -> 8.x) is blocked on the surrounding ecosystem: @emotion/babel-plugin
+      # (NodePath#hoist), babel-plugin-jsx-remove-data-test-id (t.jSXOpeningElement), and
+      # ts-jest all rely on Babel APIs removed in v8 and have not shipped Babel 8 support.
+      # Ignore the coordinated major bump until the ecosystem catches up; it must be done
+      # as a single manual upgrade anyway. TODO: remove when Babel 8 support is viable.
+      - dependency-name: "@babel/*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
     directory: "/superset-frontend/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"