From 6c9d07f8e7036abbc61b3e12d135a029c079793c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Linda N <lynnfaraday@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:56:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add Dependabot Cooldown

---
 .github/dependabot.yml | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/dependabot.yml

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d90a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm" 
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+      semver-major-days: 30
+      semver-minor-days: 7
+      semver-patch-days: 3
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"

From 737b4542664559c3d1a217c3065fe1f47a929a7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Linda N <lynnfaraday@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 09:50:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Dial back the package update frequency.

---
 .github/dependabot.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4d90a1f..132f611 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ updates:
       semver-patch-days: 3
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"