diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 01fde30d9..378a968d9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
+# Dependabot will run on day 14 of each month at 03:59 (Europe/Berlin timezone)
 version: 2
 updates:
-  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
-  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: monthly
-      time: "04:00"
-      timezone: Europe/Berlin
+      interval: "cron"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+      cronjob: "59 3 14 * *"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
 
-  - package-ecosystem: npm
-    directory: "/"
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     schedule:
-      interval: monthly
-      time: "04:00"
-      timezone: Europe/Berlin
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
-    versioning-strategy: increase
+      interval: "cron"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+      cronjob: "59 3 14 * *"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
+    versioning-strategy: "increase"
+    directories:
+      - "**/*"