diff --git a/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml b/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml
index 81f9a1f87..4519201e7 100644
--- a/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/policies/auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,48 @@
+id:
 name: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement
 description: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement primitive
+owner:
 resource: repository
-
+disabled: false
+where:
 configuration:
   resourceManagementConfiguration:
     eventResponderTasks:
-    - description: Auto-merge PRs to live labeled with auto-merge
+    - description: Approve and auto-squash-merge dependabot PRs to main labeled 'auto-merge'
+      triggerOnOwnActions: true
+      if:
+        - payloadType: Pull_Request
+        - labelAdded:
+            label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
+        - targetsBranch:
+            branch: main
+        - or:
+            - isActivitySender:
+                user: dotnet-policy-service[bot]
+      then:
+        - enableAutoMerge:
+            mergeMethod: Squash
+        - approvePullRequest:
+            comment: "Approved; this PR will merge when all status checks pass."
+
+    - description: Auto-merge policy service bot PRs to live labeled 'auto-merge'
       triggerOnOwnActions: true
       if:
-      - payloadType: Pull_Request
-      - labelAdded:
-          label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
-      - targetsBranch:
-          branch: live
+        - payloadType: Pull_Request
+        - labelAdded:
+            label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
+        - targetsBranch:
+            branch: live
+        - isActivitySender:
+            user: dotnet-policy-service[bot]
       then:
-      - enableAutoMerge:
-          mergeMethod: Merge
+        - enableAutoMerge:
+            mergeMethod: Merge
 
-    - description: Don't auto-merge PRs with auto-merge label removed
+    - description: Don't auto-merge PRs with 'auto-merge' label removed
       if:
-      - payloadType: Pull_Request
-      - labelRemoved:
-          label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
+        - payloadType: Pull_Request
+        - labelRemoved:
+            label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
       then:
-      - disableAutoMerge
+        - disableAutoMerge
diff --git a/.github/policies/label-prs.yml b/.github/policies/label-prs.yml
index 28a28d547..461269e23 100644
--- a/.github/policies/label-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/policies/label-prs.yml
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@ name: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement
 description: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement primitive
 resource: repository
 
+where:
 configuration:
   resourceManagementConfiguration:
     eventResponderTasks:
-    - description: Label publish PRs with auto-merge
-      triggerOnOwnActions: true
-      if:
-      - payloadType: Pull_Request
-      - isAction:
-          action: Opened
-      - isActivitySender:
-          user: dotnet-policy-service[bot]
-      - titleContains:
-          pattern: Merge main into live
-          isRegex: False
-      then:
-      - addLabel:
-          label: ':octocat: auto-merge'
+      - description: Label publish PRs from the dotnet-policy-service bot
+        triggerOnOwnActions: true
+        if:
+          - payloadType: Pull_Request
+          - isAction:
+              action: Opened
+          - isActivitySender:
+              user: dotnet-policy-service[bot]
+          - titleContains:
+              pattern: Merge main into live
+              isRegex: False
+        then:
+          - addLabel:
+              label: ":octocat: auto-merge"
diff --git a/.github/policies/scheduled-pr.yml b/.github/policies/scheduled-pr.yml
index 1e512bb66..b9481f844 100644
--- a/.github/policies/scheduled-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/policies/scheduled-pr.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
-name: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement
-description: Schedule a PR from main to live
+name: GitOps.PullRequestIssueManagement - Scheduled PRs
+description: Creates pull requests on a schedule
 resource: repository
 
+where:
 configuration:
   resourceManagementConfiguration:
     scheduledSearches:
-      - description: Push to live branch (publish)
-        frequencies:
-          - hourly:
-              hour: 3
-        filters: []
-        actions:
-          - createPullRequest:
-              head: main
-              base: live
-              title: Merge main into live
-              body: Please don't squash-merge this PR.
+    - description: Push to live branch (scheduled publish)
+      frequencies:
+      - daily:
+          time: 1:00
+      - daily:
+          time: 4:00
+      - daily:
+          time: 7:00
+      - daily:
+          time: 10:00
+      - daily:
+          time: 13:00
+      - daily:
+          time: 16:00
+      - daily:
+          time: 19:00
+      - daily:
+          time: 22:00
+      filters: []
+      actions:
+      - createPullRequest:
+          head: main
+          base: live
+          title: Merge main into live
+          body: Please don't squash-merge this PR.
+