diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7cee6759bd..93fc79f4a2 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,9 @@ registries:
     password: dummy # Required by dependabot
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
-    # The root build doesn't include the separate sample and test builds.
-    directories:
-      - "/"
-      - "/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android"
-      - "/sentry-android-integration-tests"
-      - "/sentry-samples"
+    # The separate sample and test builds read this build's version catalog, so one directory
+    # covers them. Listing them too opens one PR per directory for the same bump.
+    directory: "/"
     registries:
       - gradle-plugin-portal
     schedule:
@@ -20,6 +17,8 @@ updates:
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "org.springframework.boot*"
       - dependency-name: "io.opentelemetry*"
+      # DGS 5+ needs Spring Boot 3; the sample is on Spring Boot 2.
+      - dependency-name: "com.netflix.graphql.dgs*"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore(deps)"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d6a55ba3d5..deb030f285 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ asyncProfiler = "4.4"
 camerax = "1.4.0"
 composeCompiler = "1.5.14"
 coroutines = "1.6.1"
+dgs = "4.9.2"
 detekt = "1.23.8"
 dokka = "2.0.0"
 espresso = "3.7.0"
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ feign-gson = { module = "io.github.openfeign:feign-gson", version.ref = "feign"
 graphql-java17 = { module = "com.graphql-java:graphql-java", version = "17.3" }
 graphql-java22 = { module = "com.graphql-java:graphql-java", version = "22.1" }
 graphql-java24 = { module = "com.graphql-java:graphql-java", version = "24.0" }
+netflix-dgs-platform = { module = "com.netflix.graphql.dgs:graphql-dgs-platform-dependencies", version.ref = "dgs" }
+netflix-dgs-subscriptions-websockets-autoconfigure = { module = "com.netflix.graphql.dgs:graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets-autoconfigure", version.ref = "dgs" }
 jackson-bom = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom", version.ref = "jackson" }
 jackson-databind = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind", version.ref = "jackson" }
 jetbrains-annotations = { module = "org.jetbrains:annotations", version = "23.0.0" }
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ retrofit-gson = { module = "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson", version.ref
 sentry-native-ndk = { module = "io.sentry:sentry-native-ndk", version = "0.17.6" }
 sentry-native-ndk-outproc = { module = "io.sentry:sentry-native-ndk-outproc", version = "1.0.0-beta.1" }
 servlet-api = { module = "javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api", version = "3.1.0" }
+servlet4-api = { module = "javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api", version = "4.0.1" }
 servlet-jakarta-api = { module = "jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api", version = "6.1.0" }
 slf4j-api = { module = "org.slf4j:slf4j-api", version.ref = "slf4j" }
 slf4j-jdk14 = { module = "org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14", version.ref = "slf4j" }
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-netflix-dgs/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-netflix-dgs/build.gradle.kts
index 7bbc377a28..968feb5a1b 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-netflix-dgs/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-netflix-dgs/build.gradle.kts
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(kotlin("stdlib-jdk8", getKotlinPluginVersion()))
   implementation("io.sentry:sentry-spring-boot-starter:$sentryVersion")
   implementation("io.sentry:sentry-graphql:$sentryVersion")
-  implementation(platform("com.netflix.graphql.dgs:graphql-dgs-platform-dependencies:4.9.2"))
-  implementation("com.netflix.graphql.dgs:graphql-dgs-subscriptions-websockets-autoconfigure:4.9.2")
+  implementation(platform(libs.netflix.dgs.platform))
+  implementation(libs.netflix.dgs.subscriptions.websockets.autoconfigure)
   implementation("com.netflix.graphql.dgs:graphql-dgs-spring-boot-starter")
   testImplementation(libs.springboot.starter.test) {
     exclude(group = "org.junit.vintage", module = "junit-vintage-engine")
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-servlet/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-servlet/build.gradle.kts
index 5cc8a7e0a4..e223e8786e 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-servlet/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-servlet/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ java.targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 
 dependencies {
   implementation("io.sentry:sentry-servlet:$sentryVersion")
-  implementation("javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:4.0.1")
+  implementation(libs.servlet4.api)
 }
 
 tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach { useJUnitPlatform() }