diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index ad5b526df..59cbb2946 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ updates:
   ignore:
   - dependency-name: license_scout
     versions:
-    - "> 1.0"
+    - "= 1.3.8"
   - dependency-name: aruba
     versions:
     - 1.0.0
diff --git a/omnibus.gemspec b/omnibus.gemspec
index 9e0869eba..66990906b 100644
--- a/omnibus.gemspec
+++ b/omnibus.gemspec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.add_dependency "ohai",             ">= 16", "< 19"
   gem.add_dependency "ruby-progressbar", "~> 1.7"
   gem.add_dependency "thor",             ">= 0.18", "< 2.0"
-  gem.add_dependency "license_scout",    "~> 1.0"
+  gem.add_dependency "license_scout",    "~> 1.3.8"
   gem.add_dependency "contracts",        ">= 0.16.0", "< 0.17.0"
   gem.add_dependency "rexml",            "~> 3.2"