diff --git a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gitops.yml b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gitops.yml
index b0c54adbd0..905f503b0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dogfood-gitops.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dogfood-gitops.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ on:
       - 'it-and-security/**'
       - '.github/workflows/dogfood-gitops.yml'
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
+  schedule:
+  - cron: '0 6 * * *' # Nightly 6AM UTC
 
 # Prevent concurrent runs of this workflow, but allow all runs to finish.
 concurrency: