diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
index 7a22a0a04..c6793fa06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yaml
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}