diff --git a/package/.github/workflows/pypackage_check.yaml.jinja b/package/.github/workflows/pypackage_check.yaml.jinja
index e31d133..fea6950 100644
--- a/package/.github/workflows/pypackage_check.yaml.jinja
+++ b/package/.github/workflows/pypackage_check.yaml.jinja
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: template update check
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 1 * *'  # Run at 00:00 on the first day of each month
+    - cron: '0 0 1 1,7 *' # run twice a year
 
 jobs:
   check_version: