diff --git a/.projen/tasks.json b/.projen/tasks.json
index f7deb380..b1273f96 100644
--- a/.projen/tasks.json
+++ b/.projen/tasks.json
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
       },
       "steps": [
         {
-          "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen"
+          "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen"
         },
         {
           "exec": "yarn install --check-files"
diff --git a/src/projects/node.ts b/src/projects/node.ts
index 9baf779b..03ce61b4 100644
--- a/src/projects/node.ts
+++ b/src/projects/node.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export function addComponents(project: NodeProject, repoName: string, branches?:
     include: configDeps,
     taskName: 'upgrade-configuration',
     pullRequestTitle: 'upgrade configuration',
+    types: [DependencyType.BUILD],
     workflowOptions: {
       branches,
       labels: ['auto-approve'],
diff --git a/test/projects/__snapshots__/jsii.test.ts.snap b/test/projects/__snapshots__/jsii.test.ts.snap
index a58f7acc..92222221 100644
--- a/test/projects/__snapshots__/jsii.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/projects/__snapshots__/jsii.test.ts.snap
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -4629,7 +4629,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -6607,7 +6607,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -8732,7 +8732,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -10700,7 +10700,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -12825,7 +12825,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -14793,7 +14793,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -16918,7 +16918,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -19459,7 +19459,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -22005,7 +22005,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -24549,7 +24549,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -27095,7 +27095,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -29641,7 +29641,7 @@ UNEXPECTED BREAKING CHANGES: add keys such as 'removed:constructs.Node.of' to .c
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
diff --git a/test/projects/__snapshots__/node.test.ts.snap b/test/projects/__snapshots__/node.test.ts.snap
index f7456b51..0c5ffcdd 100644
--- a/test/projects/__snapshots__/node.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/projects/__snapshots__/node.test.ts.snap
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -5236,7 +5236,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -6752,7 +6752,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -8272,7 +8272,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -9792,7 +9792,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -11312,7 +11312,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -12832,7 +12832,7 @@ permissions-backup.acl
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
diff --git a/test/projects/__snapshots__/typescript.test.ts.snap b/test/projects/__snapshots__/typescript.test.ts.snap
index 1b40aaf6..e055406e 100644
--- a/test/projects/__snapshots__/typescript.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/projects/__snapshots__/typescript.test.ts.snap
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -3677,7 +3677,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -5576,7 +5576,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -7466,7 +7466,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -9356,7 +9356,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -11416,7 +11416,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -13480,7 +13480,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -15544,7 +15544,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -17608,7 +17608,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",
@@ -19672,7 +19672,7 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
         "name": "upgrade-configuration",
         "steps": Array [
           Object {
-            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
+            "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=projen,@cdk8s/projen-common",
           },
           Object {
             "exec": "yarn install --check-files",