diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7b7f71f356..54653d4e74 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: npm
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: monthly
+      interval: weekly
+      day: tuesday
     open-pull-requests-limit: 20 # default is 5
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: '*'
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: monthly
+      interval: weekly
+      day: wednesday
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: '*'
         update-types:
@@ -22,7 +24,8 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: 'docker'
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: monthly
+      interval: weekly
+      day: thursday
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: '*'
         update-types:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/enterprise-release-sync-search-index.yml b/.github/workflows/enterprise-release-sync-search-index.yml
index 74e34641e3..3a35457272 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enterprise-release-sync-search-index.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enterprise-release-sync-search-index.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Update English index for new GHES release
     # Skip this check if the event originated from Docubot, to prevent
     # infinite runs when Docubot checks in the search indexes in this workflow
-    if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' && github.event.sender.login != 'Docubot'
+    if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' && github.event.sender.login != 'Docubot' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/first-responder-docs-content.yml b/.github/workflows/first-responder-docs-content.yml
index 2911440b2d..1726c9ac96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/first-responder-docs-content.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/first-responder-docs-content.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   first-responder-triage-pr:
     name: Triage PR to FR project board
-    if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false && github.event.action != 'unlabeled' && github.event.action != 'closed'
+    if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false && github.event.action != 'unlabeled' && github.event.action != 'closed' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
   first-responder-remove-pr:
     name: Remove PR from FR project board
-    if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' && ((github.event.label.name == 'docs-content-fr' && github.event.action == 'unlabeled') || github.event.action == 'closed')
+    if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' && ((github.event.label.name == 'docs-content-fr' && github.event.action == 'unlabeled') || github.event.action == 'closed') && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps: