diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index a275ce96..cc1f79e2 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,22 +8,25 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "07:30"
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "0 1 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "08:00"
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "30 1 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "08:30"
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "0 2 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     groups:
       docker-actions:
@@ -40,11 +43,20 @@ updates:
         patterns:
           - "LizardByte/*"
 
+  - package-ecosystem: "gitsubmodule"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "30 2 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "09:00"
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "0 3 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     groups:
       dev-dependencies:
@@ -54,15 +66,17 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "09:30"
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "30 3 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
 
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "10:00"
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "0 4 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     groups:
       pytest-dependencies:
@@ -70,9 +84,10 @@ updates:
         patterns:
           - "pytest*"
 
-  - package-ecosystem: "gitsubmodule"
+  - package-ecosystem: "rust-toolchain"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-      time: "10:30"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+      interval: "cron"
+      cronjob: "30 4 * * *"
+      timezone: "America/New_York"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 1