diff --git a/.changelog/increase-composer-dependency-minimums.md b/.changelog/increase-composer-dependency-minimums.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f007d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/increase-composer-dependency-minimums.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: changed
+type: patch
+---
+
+Raise the minimum requirement of directly updated Composer dependencies in Dependabot version updates.
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d92c2ec..fa7d0aa 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ updates:
       - dependencies
       - php
     directory: "/"
+    versioning-strategy: increase
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     commit-message: