diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 79d794f..853aac6 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "monthly"
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "mock"
         # mock 4 requires Python 3.6+
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 82366cd..2776248 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 coverage==5.2.1
 flake8==3.8.3
 mock==3.0.5
-pip==20.1.1
-pytest==5.4.3
+pip==20.2
+pytest==6.0.0
 Sphinx==3.1.2
-tox==3.18.0
+tox==3.18.1
 twine==1.15.0
 wheel==0.34.2