diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6e7c64f..a87ad29 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 # https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
 # To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
 
+# https://pre-commit.ci/#configuration
 ci:
   autofix_commit_msg: "style(pre-commit): autofix"
+  # we already have our own daily update mechanism, we set this to quarterly
+  autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
+  autoupdate_commit_msg: "ci(pre-commit): quarterly autoupdate"
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
diff --git a/sources/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/sources/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6e7c64f..a87ad29 100644
--- a/sources/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/sources/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 # https://github.com/autowarefoundation/sync-file-templates
 # To make changes, update the source repository and follow the guidelines in its README.
 
+# https://pre-commit.ci/#configuration
 ci:
   autofix_commit_msg: "style(pre-commit): autofix"
+  # we already have our own daily update mechanism, we set this to quarterly
+  autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
+  autoupdate_commit_msg: "ci(pre-commit): quarterly autoupdate"
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks