diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index d3ac9c91b8..f2378cfedd 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ updates:
       day: 'monday'
       time: '09:00'
       timezone: 'Europe/Berlin'
-
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 3
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
 
     reviewers:
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ updates:
       day: 'monday'
       time: '09:00'
       timezone: 'Europe/Berlin'
-
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 3
     # Limit concurrent PRs to avoid overwhelming maintainers
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
 
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 214c29d139..1bd59b7622 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+min-release-age=3
\ No newline at end of file