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Predictable Dependabot #292

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set dependabot to run at 05:00 UTC on the first Sunday of the month
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switch to known-working syntax
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- package-ecosystem: "cargo"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "monthly"
interval: "cron"
cronjob: "0 5 2 * *" # Second day of each month at 05:00 UTC
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The field name should be cron instead of cronjob for Dependabot cron schedules. Additionally, the cron expression 0 5 2 * * runs on the second day of each month at 05:00 UTC, but the PR description indicates it should run on the first Sunday of the month. Dependabot doesn't support advanced cron expressions for day-of-week scheduling. If you need to run on the first Sunday, you would need to use a different approach or accept that Dependabot's scheduling is limited to specific days or weekly intervals.

See below for a potential fix:

      cron: "0 5 2 * *" # Second day of each month at 05:00 UTC

  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "cron"
      cron: "0 5 2 * *" # Second day of each month at 05:00 UTC

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- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "monthly"
interval: "cron"
cronjob: "0 5 2 * *" # Second day of each month at 05:00 UTC
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The field name should be cron instead of cronjob for Dependabot cron schedules. Additionally, the cron expression 0 5 2 * * runs on the second day of each month at 05:00 UTC, but the PR description indicates it should run on the first Sunday of the month. Dependabot doesn't support advanced cron expressions for day-of-week scheduling. If you need to run on the first Sunday, you would need to use a different approach or accept that Dependabot's scheduling is limited to specific days or weekly intervals.

See below for a potential fix:

      cron: "0 5 2 * *" # Second day of each month at 05:00 UTC

  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "cron"
      cron: "0 5 2 * *" # Second day of each month at 05:00 UTC

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