diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 68be1d8a5a..dd7c872c5a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 5
+      default-days: 7
     groups:
       github:
         patterns:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 5
+      default-days: 7
     groups:
       aws:
         patterns:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 5
+      default-days: 7
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
       - "docker"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 5
+      default-days: 7
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
       - "docker"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 5
+      default-days: 7
     groups:
       python-deps:
         patterns:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2e449cfef7..f122b6420c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - v1
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write # for release-please-action to trigger other workflows
       id-token: write # for actions/attest-build-provenance to generate attestations
       attestations: write # for actions/attest-build-provenance to write attestations
+    environment: release
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0