diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 616129c..272ef81 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: cron
       cronjob: "0 2 * * *"
+    # The same exemption for the Skills workflows this repository calls at a release tag
+    # (`neomjs/neo-agent-skills/.github/workflows/<file>.yml`): without it, each tag waits three days.
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 3
+      exclude: ["neomjs/neo-agent-skills*"]
     groups:
       actions:
         patterns: ["*"]