diff --git a/.github/aw/actions-lock.json b/.github/aw/actions-lock.json
index 80130e4a1a..2db5179bb9 100644
--- a/.github/aw/actions-lock.json
+++ b/.github/aw/actions-lock.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
       "version": "v5.6.0",
       "sha": "a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065"
     },
-    "actions/upload-artifact@v4": {
+    "actions/upload-artifact@v4.6.2": {
       "repo": "actions/upload-artifact",
       "version": "v4.6.2",
       "sha": "ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.lock.yml
index 81e06a5986..c4258c6a1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.lock.yml
@@ -25,14 +25,10 @@
 #   Imports:
 #     - shared/campaign.md
 #
-# frontmatter-hash: 38b0ad5430565f4152442d2397e3eb1d45abf9dbc7b123eee156dd25b2799037
+# frontmatter-hash: d450c954c557790fd2747a97adc633027ab85421d23765d3b50a6b92f92b4622
 
 name: "Dependabot Burner"
 "on":
-  schedule:
-  - cron: "32 23 * * *"
-    # Friendly format: daily (scattered)
-  # skip-if-no-match: is:pr is:open author:app/dependabot # Skip-if-no-match processed as search check in pre-activation job
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: {}
@@ -44,8 +40,6 @@ run-name: "Dependabot Burner"
 
 jobs:
   activation:
-    needs: pre_activation
-    if: needs.pre_activation.outputs.activated == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -1254,49 +1248,6 @@ jobs:
           path: /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection/detection.log
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
-  pre_activation:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    outputs:
-      activated: ${{ (steps.check_membership.outputs.is_team_member == 'true') && (steps.check_skip_if_no_match.outputs.skip_no_match_check_ok == 'true') }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout actions folder
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
-        with:
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            actions
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Setup Scripts
-        uses: ./actions/setup
-        with:
-          destination: /opt/gh-aw/actions
-      - name: Check team membership for workflow
-        id: check_membership
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
-        env:
-          GH_AW_REQUIRED_ROLES: admin,maintainer,write
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          script: |
-            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
-            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
-            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/check_membership.cjs');
-            await main();
-      - name: Check skip-if-no-match query
-        id: check_skip_if_no_match
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
-        env:
-          GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY: "is:pr is:open author:app/dependabot"
-          GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Dependabot Burner"
-          GH_AW_SKIP_MIN_MATCHES: "1"
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
-            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
-            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/check_skip_if_no_match.cjs');
-            await main();
-
   safe_outputs:
     needs:
       - agent
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.md b/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.md
index 5476213e47..550e94100b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: Dependabot Burner
 description: Burns down open Dependabot pull requests.
 
 on:
-  schedule: daily
-  skip-if-no-match: 'is:pr is:open author:app/dependabot'
+  #schedule: daily
+  #skip-if-no-match: 'is:pr is:open author:app/dependabot'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: