diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d46adeaf4..811d9c77a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ updates:
     allow:
       - dependency-name: "moose"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-      time: "01:45"
+      interval: "monthly"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "auto_update_moose"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 1 
@@ -15,4 +14,4 @@ updates:
       - "Priority:1-Critical" 
     reviewers:
       - "smpark7"
-      - "nglaser3"
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+      - "nglaser3"