diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 75294c3..4b01723 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    cooldown:
+      exclude:
+        - openCoreEMR/*
+        - opencoreemr/*
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily