diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e6da971ac..2e4dd498b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,32 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     allow:
-      - dependency-name: "wasmtime"
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+      # Critical wasmtime dependencies - require careful review for security and performance
+      - dependency-name: "wasmtime"
+      - dependency-name: "wasmtime-environ"
+      
+      # Core serialization and encoding dependencies
+      - dependency-name: "serde"
+      - dependency-name: "cid"
+      - dependency-name: "ipld-core"
+      - dependency-name: "multihash-codetable"
+      - dependency-name: "multihash-derive"
+      
+      # Cryptographic dependencies - important for security updates
+      - dependency-name: "blake2b_simd"
+      - dependency-name: "k256"
+      - dependency-name: "bls-signatures"
+      
+      # Protocol and utilities
+      - dependency-name: "unsigned-varint"
+      
+      # Filecoin-specific dependencies
+      - dependency-name: "filecoin-proofs-api"
+      - dependency-name: "fvm-wasm-instrument"
+      
+      # IPLD encoding dependencies
+      - dependency-name: "serde_ipld_dagcbor"
+      - dependency-name: "serde_repr"
+      - dependency-name: "serde_tuple"
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