diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6405a4e..d42179e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: pip
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
+      interval: "monthly"
     # Raise pull requests for version updates
     # to pip against the `develop` branch
     target-branch: "develop"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
     # Raise pull requests for version updates
     # to pip against the `develop` branch
     target-branch: "develop"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b49e38a..7020050 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
 
-  - repo: "https://github.com/mfisher87/alexjs-pre-commit-mirror"
-    rev: "v11.0.1"  # Use the sha / tag you prefer
-    hooks:
-      - id: "alex"
+# TODO: Reconsider using the alexjs hook when there is a way to ignore particular warnings and/or files.
+#  - repo: "https://github.com/mfisher87/alexjs-pre-commit-mirror"
+#    rev: "v11.0.1"  # Use the sha / tag you prefer
+#    hooks:
+#      - id: "alex"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0046b01..e2aaff9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [unreleased]
 ### Added
 ### Changed
-- changed license to Apache License 2.0.
+- [Issue #184](https://github.com/nasa/ncompare/issues/184): changed license to Apache License 2.0.
+- [Issue #200](https://github.com/nasa/ncompare/issues/200): Change dependabot frequency to monthly
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
-- [Pull/190](https://github.com/nasa/ncompare/pull/190): codecov upload token error
+- [Pull #190](https://github.com/nasa/ncompare/pull/190): codecov upload token error
 - [Pull #199](https://github.com/nasa/ncompare/pull/199): Resolve linting error
 ### Security