diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index b15e8c1ce..616c16ce2 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ updates:
     directory: devcontainer
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-      time: 05:00
+      time: "05:00" # trunk-ignore(yamllint/quoted-strings): required by dependabot syntax check
       timezone: US/Pacific
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-      time: 05:00
+      time: "05:00" # trunk-ignore(yamllint/quoted-strings): required by dependabot syntax check
       timezone: US/Pacific
   - package-ecosystem: gitsubmodule
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-      time: 05:00
+      time: "05:00" # trunk-ignore(yamllint/quoted-strings): required by dependabot syntax check
       timezone: US/Pacific
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /.github/workflows
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-      time: 05:00
+      time: "05:00" # trunk-ignore(yamllint/quoted-strings): required by dependabot syntax check
       timezone: US/Pacific