diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 80a015c8e8a..21a3e37784f 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,30 +3,21 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "maven"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "cron"
-      cronjob: "30 4 1,15 * *"
-    groups:
-      plugins:
-        patterns:
-          - "org.apache.maven.plugins:*"
-          - "com.mycila:license-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.sonatype.plugins:nexus-staging-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.owasp:dependency-check-maven"
-          - "com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle"
+      interval: "weekly"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
+    groups:
+      gh-actions:
+        patterns: ["*"]
     schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
+      interval: "weekly"
 
 # 1.3 Maintenance
   - package-ecosystem: "maven"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "cron"
-      cronjob: "30 4 1,15 * *"
+      interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: "1.3"
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "org.eclipse.rdf4j:rdf4j-*"
@@ -43,21 +34,11 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "backport"
       - "1.3"
-    groups:
-      plugins:
-        patterns:
-          - "org.apache.maven.plugins:*"
-          - "com.mycila:license-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.sonatype.plugins:nexus-staging-maven-plugin"
-          - "org.owasp:dependency-check-maven"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "maven"
     directory: "/rdf4j/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "cron"
-      cronjob: "30 4 1,15 * *"
+      interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: "1.3"
     allow:
       - dependency-name: "org.eclipse.rdf4j:rdf4j-*"
@@ -68,8 +49,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "maven"
     directory: "/spring/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "cron"
-      cronjob: "30 4 1,15 * *"
+      interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: "1.3"
     allow:
       - dependency-name: "org.springframework.security:spring-*"
@@ -79,10 +59,12 @@ updates:
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
+    groups:
+      gh-actions:
+        patterns: ["*"]
     schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
+      interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: "1.3"
     labels:
       - "backport"
       - "1.3"
-