diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 413ce4b18..7920383a1 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-    "caronc/apprise":
-      versioning-strategy: "increase"
-      schedule:
-        interval: "daily"
     groups:
       all:
         patterns:
         - "*"
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "apprise"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cb220097f..fa8fe8449 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jsonpath-ng~=1.5.3
 # jq not available on Windows so must be installed manually
 
 # Notification library
-apprise==1.9.3
+apprise==1.9.4
 
 # - Needed for apprise/spush, and maybe others? hopefully doesnt trigger a rust compile.
 # - Requires extra wheel for rPi, adds build time for arm/v8 which is not in piwheels