diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7b0077c..0d12ce9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ updates:
       day: "monday"
       time: "09:00"
       timezone: "America/Chicago"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore(deps)"