diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0ab3326..5e3e041 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
-# Dependabot will run on day 27 of each month at 03:48 (Europe/Berlin timezone)
+# Dependabot configuration
+# Cooldown delays updating normal npm dependencies by 7 days but allows security updates to be processed immediately.
+# Note: Cooldown is not supported for the github-actions ecosystem.
+# Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/reference/supply-chain-security/dependabot-options-reference
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
+    directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: "cron"
-      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
-      cronjob: "48 3 27 * *"
+      interval: 'cron'
+      timezone: 'Europe/Berlin'
+      cronjob: '48 3 27 * *'
     open-pull-requests-limit: 15
     assignees:
-      - "simatec"
-    versioning-strategy: "increase"
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
+      - 'simatec'
+    versioning-strategy: 'increase'
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+
+  - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
+    directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: "cron"
-      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
-      cronjob: "48 3 27 * *"
+      interval: 'cron'
+      timezone: 'Europe/Berlin'
+      cronjob: '48 3 27 * *'
     open-pull-requests-limit: 15
     assignees:
-      - "simatec"
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+      - 'simatec'