diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index 91fde5e..4bc2677 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Dev workflow
 
 on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '25 5 * * 0' # At 05:25 on Sunday
   pull_request:
     branches: [main, deploy-test]
 
@@ -13,4 +15,5 @@ jobs:
     with:
       operating-systems: "['ubuntu-latest']"
       python-versions: "['3.10']"
+      delete-poetry-lock: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }} # the scheduled build tests against newer dependencies
     secrets: inherit