diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 8c224fae..965fd9f8 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,28 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
       - dependency-name: "go.etcd.io/*"
       - dependency-name: "google.golang.org/grpc"
+  # ETCD backup/restore module
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "exp/etcdrestore/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    labels:
+      - "kind/cleanup"
+      - "area/dependency"
+    groups:
+      test-dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    ignore:
+      # Ignore Cluster-API as its upgraded manually.
+      - dependency-name: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api"
+      # Ignore controller-runtime as its upgraded manually.
+      - dependency-name: "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+      # Ignore k8s and its transitives modules as they are upgraded manually
+      # together with controller-runtime.
+      - dependency-name: "k8s.io/*"
+      - dependency-name: "go.etcd.io/*"
+      - dependency-name: "google.golang.org/grpc"
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 816091dd..661b5d43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ generate-exp-etcdrestore-manifests-api: controller-gen ## Generate ClusterRole a
 generate-modules: ## Run go mod tidy to ensure modules are up to date
 	go mod tidy
 	cd $(TEST_DIR); go mod tidy
+	cd $(EXP_ETCDRESTORE_DIR); go mod tidy
 
 .PHONY: generate-go-deepcopy
 generate-go-deepcopy:  ## Run deepcopy generation