diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index db24684d3ad..0741dda8211 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,32 +1,37 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
 
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/conformance"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/tests/e2e/scripts"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/package"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/tests/integration"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/tests/terraform"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml b/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml
index 5446bd38f6c..b232f56ae53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updatecli.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: "Updatecli: Dependency Management"
 on:
   schedule:
     # Runs at 06 PM UTC
-    - cron: '0 18 * * *'
+    - cron: '0 18 * * 0'
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
 
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/golang-alpine.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/golang-alpine.yaml
index d62a6fe34fb..0206506cec0 100644
--- a/updatecli/updatecli.d/golang-alpine.yaml
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/golang-alpine.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ actions:
     scmid: "k3s"
     spec:
       automerge: false
+      mergemethod: "squash"
+      labels: 
+        - "dependencies"
 
 sources:
   # Find Alpine latest semver version in DockerHub
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/helm-controller.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/helm-controller.yaml
index 12ec68e051a..fe4370f2805 100644
--- a/updatecli/updatecli.d/helm-controller.yaml
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/helm-controller.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ actions:
       automerge: false
       mergemethod: "squash"
       usetitleforautomerge: true
+      labels: 
+        - "dependencies"
 
 sources:
   helm-controller:
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/klipper.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/klipper.yaml
index 915d77839e7..b40ad035626 100644
--- a/updatecli/updatecli.d/klipper.yaml
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/klipper.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ actions:
       automerge: false
       mergemethod: "squash"
       usetitleforautomerge: true
+      labels: 
+        - "dependencies"
 
 sources:
   klipper-helm:
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/local-path-provisioner.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/local-path-provisioner.yaml
index 401c4726234..277020651fc 100644
--- a/updatecli/updatecli.d/local-path-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/local-path-provisioner.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ actions:
       automerge: false
       mergemethod: "squash"
       usetitleforautomerge: true
+      labels: 
+        - "dependencies"
 
 sources:
   local-path-provisioner:
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/sonobuoy.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/sonobuoy.yaml
index 51758d717eb..62f241ea5f4 100644
--- a/updatecli/updatecli.d/sonobuoy.yaml
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/sonobuoy.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ actions:
     scmid: "k3s"
     spec:
       automerge: false
+      labels: 
+        - "dependencies"
+
 
 sources:
   sonobuoy: