How do you configure the schedule for Dependabot version updates?

The schedule block within each updates entry controls how frequently Dependabot checks that ecosystem for new versions — supporting daily, weekly, or monthly intervals, with optional finer control over the specific day and time.

updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
      day: "monday"
      time: "09:00"
      timezone: "America/New_York"

Choosing an appropriate interval is a practical trade-off: daily catches updates fastest but generates the most pull request noise; monthly minimizes noise but means dependencies can lag further behind between checks. Many teams settle on weekly as a reasonable default, reserving daily specifically for security-sensitive repositories where catching updates quickly matters more than minimizing PR volume.

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