diff --git a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml
index f33ade11e5b..a8143930175 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,10 @@ jobs:
           pr_branch: 'dev'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OTTO_THE_BOT_GH_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Add the auto-merge flag
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
+        run: gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.id }} --add-label auto-merge
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 83c72972ffd..d5a3b78402d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -16,15 +16,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: '${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}'
 
-      - name: Approve a PR
-        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}
-
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+      # Add the auto-merge flag if the PR is a minor or patch version update
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for minor and patch updates
         if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.id }} --add-label auto-merge
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a774b57dafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: ['labeled']
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+
+## This job will auto merge PR that has been labeled with 'auto-merge'
+jobs:
+  activate-auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'auto-merge' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Approve a PR
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}