diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0cf39c3..9a24791 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,10 @@ updates:
       prefix: fix
       include: scope
     versioning-strategy: increase
+    # Must stay strictly greater than .npmrc#minimum-release-age (1440 min = 1 day).
+    # Cooldown is day-granular, so 2 is the smallest value that clears the gate;
+    # below it pnpm fails CI with ERR_PNPM_MINIMUM_RELEASE_AGE_VIOLATION.
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 2
+      exclude:
+        - "@gethinode/*" # mirrors pnpm-workspace.yaml#minimumReleaseAgeExclude