diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-post.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
similarity index 85%
rename from .github/workflows/dependabot-post.yml
rename to .github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index 453305f5d..3382afb51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,17 @@ jobs:
           commit_author: "github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
           # Do not overwrite in case our version is outdated
           push_options: "--force-with-lease"
+
+  auto-merge:
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      # NOTE Auto-merge is blocked until branch protection rules are fulfilled
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}