diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-release.yml
index 30ab0e03a..f968d6abf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-release.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: auto-merge-release
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 10 * * *"
+    - cron: "0 10 * * 1"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: {}
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
               range="${latest_tag}..HEAD"
               tag_time=$(git for-each-ref --format='%(creatordate:unix)' "refs/tags/$latest_tag")
               now=$(date +%s)
-              min_age=$((2 * 24 * 60 * 60))
+              min_age=$((6 * 24 * 60 * 60))
               age=$((now - tag_time))
               if [ "$age" -lt "$min_age" ]; then
-                echo "Latest release ${latest_tag} is less than 2 days old; not auto-merging release PRs"
+                echo "Latest release ${latest_tag} is less than 6 days old; not auto-merging release PRs"
                 exit 0
               fi
             else
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          echo "PR #$PR_NUMBER is ready for the daily release window"
+          echo "PR #$PR_NUMBER is ready for the weekly release window"
           gh pr merge "$PR_NUMBER" -R jdx/usage --squash --auto
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}