diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0b845d3b..e46640bc 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 10
 
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "monthly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 10
diff --git a/poetry.toml b/poetry.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f0eee61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poetry.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[solver]
+min-release-age = 7 # Requires Poetry >= 2.4.0; silently ignored by older versions