diff --git a/docs/contributing/dependency-policy.md b/docs/contributing/dependency-policy.md
index 1f2b619..fd6d07a 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/dependency-policy.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/dependency-policy.md
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ Dependency Review is a complement to normal code review. A green dependency-revi
 - npm dependencies from the repository root; and
 - GitHub Actions referenced by workflows.
 
-Checks run weekly. Compatible minor and patch updates are grouped to reduce pull-request noise. Major updates remain separate so compatibility, migration requirements, security impact, and release impact can be reviewed explicitly.
+Both ecosystems are checked **weekly on Mondays in the `Africa/Lagos` timezone** — npm at **08:00** and GitHub Actions at **08:30** — with an **open pull-request limit of 5 each**.
 
-Dependabot pull requests must pass the same CI/security checks as contributor pull requests and remain subject to maintainer review. No auto-merge policy is enabled by this configuration.
+Compatible minor and patch updates are grouped to reduce pull-request noise:
+
+- `npm-minor-and-patch` for npm `minor` and `patch` updates;
+- `github-actions-minor-and-patch` for GitHub Actions `minor` and `patch` updates.
+
+Major updates are intentionally excluded from these groups and remain **separate** so compatibility, migration requirements, security impact, and release impact can be reviewed explicitly.
+
+Dependabot pull requests must pass the same CI/security checks as contributor pull requests and remain subject to maintainer review. **No auto-merge policy is enabled** by this configuration.
 
 ## Updates
 
diff --git a/tests/dependabot-policy.test.ts b/tests/dependabot-policy.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c969978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dependabot-policy.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+const root = join(import.meta.dirname, '..');
+const config = readFileSync(join(root, '.github', 'dependabot.yml'), 'utf8');
+const policy = readFileSync(
+  join(root, 'docs', 'contributing', 'dependency-policy.md'),
+  'utf8',
+);
+
+describe('Dependabot grouping policy alignment', () => {
+  type UpdateBlock = {
+    ecosystem: string;
+    body: string;
+    groupName: string;
+  };
+
+  const configBlocks = config.split(/\n\s*-\s*package-ecosystem:/).slice(1);
+
+  const blocks: UpdateBlock[] = configBlocks.map((segment) => {
+    const lines = segment.split('\n');
+    const firstLine = lines[0];
+    const rest = lines.slice(1);
+    const ecosystem = firstLine?.trim() ?? '';
+    const body = rest.join('\n');
+
+    // Extract group name (npm-minor-and-patch or github-actions-minor-and-patch)
+    let groupName = '';
+    if (ecosystem === 'npm') {
+      if (body.includes('npm-minor-and-patch')) {
+        groupName = 'npm-minor-and-patch';
+      }
+    } else if (ecosystem === 'github-actions') {
+      if (body.includes('github-actions-minor-and-patch')) {
+        groupName = 'github-actions-minor-and-patch';
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      ecosystem,
+      body,
+      groupName,
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('defines npm and GitHub Actions update policies', () => {
+    const ecosystems = blocks.map((b) => b.ecosystem);
+    expect(ecosystems).toContain('npm');
+    expect(ecosystems).toContain('github-actions');
+  });
+
+  it('uses weekly Monday cadence in Africa/Lagos with documented times and limits', () => {
+    expect(config).toContain('interval: weekly');
+    expect(config).toContain('day: monday');
+    expect(config).toContain('timezone: Africa/Lagos');
+    expect(config).toContain("time: '08:00'");
+    expect(config).toContain("time: '08:30'");
+    expect(config).toContain('open-pull-requests-limit: 5');
+  });
+
+  it('groups minor and patch updates only, isolating major updates', () => {
+    for (const block of blocks) {
+      expect(block.body).toMatch(/minor/);
+      expect(block.body).toMatch(/patch/);
+      // Major must not appear under update-types (or at all in the context of grouped updates)
+      expect(block.body).not.toMatch(/- major\b/);
+    }
+
+    // Cross-check: no grouped major updates anywhere in the config
+    expect(config).not.toMatch(/update-types:\s*[\s\S]*?- major\b/);
+  });
+
+  it('names the expected Dependabot groups', () => {
+    const groupNames = blocks.map((b) => b.groupName);
+    expect(groupNames).toContain('npm-minor-and-patch');
+    expect(groupNames).toContain('github-actions-minor-and-patch');
+  });
+
+  it('does not introduce auto-merge for Dependabot PRs', () => {
+    expect(config).not.toMatch(/auto-merge|automerge|auto_merge/i);
+    expect(policy).toMatch(/No auto-merge policy is enabled/i);
+  });
+
+  it('documents the Dependabot policy accurately in the dependency policy', () => {
+    expect(policy).toContain('npm-minor-and-patch');
+    expect(policy).toContain('github-actions-minor-and-patch');
+    expect(policy).toMatch(
+      /weekly on Mondays in the `Africa\/Lagos` timezone/i,
+    );
+    expect(policy).toContain('08:00');
+    expect(policy).toContain('08:30');
+    expect(policy).toMatch(/open pull-requests? limit of 5/i);
+    expect(policy).toMatch(/major updates are intentionally excluded/i);
+  });
+});