diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8d598c5c4..61172f303 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ updates:
   directories: [ "**/*" ]
   schedule:
     interval: monthly
+  ignore:
+    # Only patch updates don't require coordination with the deployed database
+    - dependency-name: "org.foundationdb:fdb-java"
+      update-types:
+        - version-update:semver-major
+        - version-update:semver-minor
   groups:
     minor-java-dependencies:
       # Java: Only group minor and patch updates (we want to carefully review major updates)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f90399c2..357363209 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <!-- Note: We use x86_64 builds without AVX instructions enabled (i.e. FoundationDB versions with even-numbered
     patch versions). Also when updating FoundationDB, make sure to update the version of FoundationDBused by GitHub
     Actions. -->
-    <foundationdb.version>7.4.6</foundationdb.version>
+    <foundationdb.version>7.3.68</foundationdb.version>
     <foundationdb.api-version>730</foundationdb.api-version>
     <foundationdb.client-library-sha256>8c96a1f7ab561cd38e16e4c269c5e50ae0fd8063854e0d72c89339a7ac1b6873</foundationdb.client-library-sha256>
     <google-cloud-libraries.version>26.86.0</google-cloud-libraries.version>