diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index ba00b5d3d..d0804c7a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
 # Public documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/supply-chain-security/understanding-your-software-supply-chain/about-dependency-review#dependency-review-enforcement
-name: 'Dependency Review'
+name: "Dependency Review"
 on: [pull_request]
 
 permissions:
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ jobs:
   dependency-review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
+      - name: "Checkout Repository"
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: 'Dependency Review'
+      - name: "Dependency Review"
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v2
         with:
-          fail-on-severity: high
+          fail-on-severity: critical
           # compatible/incompatible licenses addressed here: https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html
           # find SPDX identifiers here: https://spdx.org/licenses/
           deny-licenses: MS-LPL, BUSL-1.1, QPL-1.0, Sleepycat, SSPL-1.0, CPOL-1.02, AGPL-3.0, GPL-1.0+, BSD-4-Clause-UC, NPL-1.0, NPL-1.1, JSON