diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 69c719e..598b894 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ updates:
     commit-message:
       prefix: "Upgrade: [dependabot] - "
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 3
+      default-days: 7
   ###################################
   # Poetry  #########################
   ###################################
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ updates:
       prefix: "Upgrade: [dependabot] - "
     versioning-strategy: increase
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 3
+      default-days: 7
   ###################################
   # NPM workspace  ##################
   ###################################
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ updates:
     registries:
       - npm-github
     cooldown:
-      default-days: 3
+      default-days: 7
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf68174..8ab0464 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This repository contains the shared GitHub Copilot instruction files used across
 The action is intended to be called from another repository. It:
 
 1. Checks out the calling repository at the requested base branch
-2. Checks out the central source repository at the requested ref
+2. Checks out copilot instruction files from copilot_instructions_ref repository at the requested ref
 3. Replaces the target repository's Copilot instruction files with the shared versions
 4. Creates a signed pull request containing the sync changes
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Existing copies of those paths in the calling repository are removed before the
 
 | Input | Required | Default | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `common_workflows_ref` | No | `main` | Git ref to check out from the central source repository |
+| `copilot_instructions_ref` | No | `main` | Git ref to check out from the eps-copilot-instructions repository |
 | `calling_repo_base_branch` | No | `main` | Base branch in the calling repository that the pull request should target |
 | `CREATE_PULL_REQUEST_APP_ID` | Yes | None | GitHub App ID used to generate a token for pull request creation |
 | `CREATE_PULL_REQUEST_PEM` | Yes | None | GitHub App private key in PEM format |
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Sync shared instructions
         uses: NHSDigital/eps-copilot-instructions@95118f6746ca7081258cc7f651dca1c5bb7339f1
         with:
-          common_workflows_ref: main
+          copilot_instructions_ref: main
           calling_repo_base_branch: main
           CREATE_PULL_REQUEST_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.CREATE_PULL_REQUEST_APP_ID }}
           CREATE_PULL_REQUEST_PEM: ${{ secrets.CREATE_PULL_REQUEST_PEM }}
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ec71014..4e36782 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: Sync Copilot Instructions
 description: "Syncs Copilot instructions from the repository to the GitHub Action's metadata file."
 inputs:
-  common_workflows_ref:
-    description: "The ref to sync from the central repository"
+  copilot_instructions_ref:
+    description: "The ref to sync from the eps-copilot-instructions repository"
     required: false
     default: "main"
   calling_repo_base_branch:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Checkout central repo code
       uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd
       with:
-        ref: ${{ inputs.common_workflows_ref }}
+        ref: ${{ inputs.copilot_instructions_ref }}
         fetch-depth: 0
         path: eps-copilot-instructions
         repository: NHSDigital/eps-copilot-instructions
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ runs:
         title: "Upgrade: [dependabot] - sync Copilot instructions"
         body: |
           Syncing Copilot instructions from central repo.
-          Ref: `${{ inputs.common_workflows_ref }}`
+          Ref: `${{ inputs.copilot_instructions_ref }}`
         branch: copilot-instructions-sync
         base: ${{ inputs.calling_repo_base_branch }}
         branch-suffix: random