diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 45422c1c1..e6259ec6d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    cooldown:
+      exclude: ["*"]
     allow:
       - dependency-name: "deps/openvic-dataloader"
       - dependency-name: "scripts"