diff --git a/.github/workflows/monthly-copyright-update.yml b/.github/workflows/monthly-copyright-update.yml
index b9b4f9d4b..fdc6d3383 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/monthly-copyright-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/monthly-copyright-update.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         default: false
   schedule:
-    # * is a special character in YAML so quote this string
-    - cron: '0 0 1 * *'
+    # The copyright year only changes once a year, so this runs on 1 January.
+    - cron: '0 0 1 1 *'
 
 jobs:
   Monthly_Copyright_Update: