diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f2b6fce..13e2aab 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "sunday"
+    cooldown:
+      exclude:
+      - github.com/NVIDIA/*
     labels:
     - dependencies
     groups: