Tame Dependabot: Group your updates, slow the cadence, keep security fast

This post details how to configure Dependabot to reduce noise and improve efficiency by grouping dependency updates into monthly batches per ecosystem using the `groups` block with a wildcard pattern. It also explains how to set the `schedule.interval` to 'monthly' (or 'weekly') and how to ensure all relevant package ecosystems (e.g., maven, npm) are configured. The post highlights that security updates remain separate and are not affected by these version update configurations. Additionally, it introduces the default package cooldown period (3 days) before version updates are issued, which can be configured via the `cooldown` option, and discusses consolidating updates across multiple directories in monorepos using `directories` and `group-by: dependency-name`.