diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f0f74c19..da45ebfe 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 1
     groups:
       actions:
         # Group together updates from common, official sources.
diff --git a/ui/Makefile b/ui/Makefile
index 6230a855..9d4b3e8a 100644
--- a/ui/Makefile
+++ b/ui/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ distclean: clean  ## Remove all build and dev transients
 upgrade-interactive:  # CLI tool to review and select packages to upgrade
 #	Filter out dependencies locked to specific versions.
 #	We assume that version specifiers without a prefix are locked.
-	npx npm-check-updates -i --format group \
+	npx npm-check-updates --cooldown 1 -i --format group \
 		--reject "$$(jq -r '\
 			(.dependencies + .devDependencies) | to_entries | \
 			map(select(.value | test("^[0-9]")))[].key' \