diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 6a8b4b96a..c934fae45 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   extends: ['config:base'],
   timezone: 'Europe/Zurich',
-  schedule: 'on the first day of the month',
+  schedule: 'after 5pm on the first day of the month',
   labels: ['dependencies'],
   separateMajorMinor: true,
   separateMinorPatch: true,