diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
similarity index 82%
rename from .github/dependabot.yml
rename to .github/dependabot.yaml
index 30072f5c..1e7b4927 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ version: 2
 updates:
   # Maintain dependencies in our GitHub Workflows
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
-    directory: "/" # This should be / rather than .github/workflows
+    directory: /
+    labels: [ci]
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
+      interval: monthly
       time: "05:00"
-      timezone: "Etc/UTC"
-    labels:
-      - ci
+      timezone: Etc/UTC
 
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/" # Location of package[-lock].json