diff --git a/.ncurc.json b/.ncurc.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 09883a4..0000000
--- a/.ncurc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  COMMENTS
-    - graphql-request: we are stuck at version 5.1.0 because 5.2.0 has a typescript bug
-                       see https://github.com/dotansimha/graphql-code-generator/issues/9046
-
-    - react-hotkeys-hook: we are stuck at version 3.4.7 because 4.X is not working well.
-                          Need more experimenting.
-*/
-
-{
-  "upgrade": false,
-  "reject": ["react-hotkeys-hook", "graphql-request"]
-}
diff --git a/.ncurc.yml b/.ncurc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f17147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ncurc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+interactive: true
+format: "group"
+reject:
+  - "react-hotkeys-hook" # we are stuck at version 3.4.7 because 4.X is not working well. Need more experimenting.
+  - "graphql-request" # we are stuck at version 5.1.0 because 5.2.0 has a typescript bug see https://github.com/dotansimha/graphql-code-generator/issues/9046
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f18cafa..0792891 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "generate": "graphql-codegen --config graphql-codegen.config.js",
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "prettier": "prettier --end-of-line auto --write .",
-    "upgrade": "ncu --interactive --format group"
+    "upgrade": "ncu"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fontsource/noto-serif-jp": "^4.5.12",