diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e56f42c329..52345f9a29 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,55 +13,55 @@ updates:
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/cockroachdb"
+  directory: /examples/cockroachdb
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/datastore"
+  directory: /examples/datastore
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/firestore"
+  directory: /examples/firestore
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/nginx"
+  directory: /examples/nginx
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/pubsub"
+  directory: /examples/pubsub
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/pulsar"
+  directory: /examples/pulsar
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/redis"
+  directory: /examples/redis
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/spanner"
+  directory: /examples/spanner
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3
   rebase-strategy: disabled
 - package-ecosystem: gomod
-  directory: "/examples/toxiproxy"
+  directory: /examples/toxiproxy
   schedule:
     interval: daily
   open-pull-requests-limit: 3