diff --git a/.github/workflows/gems-bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/gems-bump-version.yml
index 0243bafb40..89cb38149f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gems-bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gems-bump-version.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: Gems - Bump Version
 on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '25 1 * * THU'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version_type:
@@ -37,8 +39,9 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: updater
 
       - name: Bump the version
+        # Cron runs with no inputs, so version_type will default to 'minor'
         run: |
-          NEW_VERSION=$(bin/bump-version.rb ${{ github.event.inputs.version_type }})
+          NEW_VERSION=$(bin/bump-version.rb ${{ github.event.inputs.version_type || 'minor' }})
           echo "New version is: $NEW_VERSION"
           echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV