Enable Cron Expression Support for Dependabot Scheduling [GA]

[glider-bot]

Value Prop

Today, Dependabot’s schedule.interval supports only predefined intervals: daily, weekly, and monthly. Users need a more flexible way to schedule custom Dependabot update frequencies.

Expected Outcome

Introducing support for cron expressions in schedule.interval in the dependabot.yml file will provide a more generic and robust solution, enabling users to define custom schedules that meet their specific needs.

[ankneis]

🚢 This has shipped: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-04-22-dependabot-now-lets-you-schedule-update-frequencies-with-cron-expressions/

Leaving open to track for GHES release!

[ankneis]

This was released with GHES 3.18: https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes