diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 9b6bb7b..db754c9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   # Each example has its own lockfile: one update per example, aparté's packages together.
+  # Minor and patch versions only: a major can change the code an example, or an article
+  # built on it, shows, so it is done by hand.
   - package-ecosystem: npm
     directories: ['/*']
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: '*'
+        update-types: ['version-update:semver-major']
     groups:
       aparte:
         patterns: ['@aparte/*']
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1396893..94b1f4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,3 +41,12 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run check
       - run: npm run build
+
+  # The one check main requires: it passes when every example does, however many there are.
+  all:
+    name: all examples
+    if: always()
+    needs: [list, example]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: test "${{ needs.list.result }}" = success && test "${{ needs.example.result }}" = success