diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
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+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
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+updates.ignore = [
+  { groupId = "com.google.protobuf", artifactId = "protobuf-java" },
+  { groupId = "org.scalatest", artifactId = "scalatest" },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe", artifactId = "config" },
+  { groupId = "com.typesafe", artifactId = "ssl-config-core" }
+]
+