diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 13c177fa..8bd341ac 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/pyperformance/requirements"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"