diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot.yml
index 8ec89af..1594989 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-name: Dependabot auto-approve
+name: Dependabot auto-approve and merge
 on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
 
 jobs:
   dependabot:
@@ -14,8 +15,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
       - name: Approve a PR
         run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}