diff --git a/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json b/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json
index 40e3482c016..23c88a6319d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json
+++ b/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-java-instrumentation",
-    "approver_teams": ["java-instrumentation-approvers"]
+    "approver_teams": ["java-instrumentation-approvers"],
+    "require_clean_copilot_review_branches": ["main"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-js",