diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2105706..2114e21 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: 'monthly'
+      interval: 'quarterly'
     ignore:
       # The version of AWS CDK libraries must match those from @guardian/cdk.
       # We'd never be able to update them here independently, so just ignore them.
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: 'monthly'
+      interval: 'quarterly'