diff --git a/.github/workflows/combine-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/combine-prs.yml
index a1eefc7f..c2f75a73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/combine-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/combine-prs.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           labels: combined-pr # Optional: add a label to the combined PR
           ci_required: true # require all checks to pass before combining
-          select_labels: dependencies # Optional: only combine PRs with this label
+          select_label: dependencies # Optional: only combine PRs with this label
+          autoclose: false # do not close the source PRs - dependabot should handle it.
diff --git a/requirements/dev-requirements.txt b/requirements/dev-requirements.txt
index 0ccdf836..f872a3bb 100644
--- a/requirements/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ mccabe==0.7.0
     # via
     #   flake8
     #   pylint
-mypy==1.8.0
+mypy==1.9.0
     # via -r requirements/dev-requirements.in
 mypy-extensions==1.0.0
     # via