diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6bdddb27..c110cd05 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
 
   # We want to be more sure in our e2e-test, before committing to
   # update all of our dependencies.
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     allow:
       # Allow only direct updates
       - dependency-name: "log"
   - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
     directory: "/zellij-utils/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     allow:
       # Allow only direct updates
       - dependency-name: "log"