diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 36e9e33c2..effa59c4e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/mergify.yml b/.github/mergify.yml
index 666c3fd4f..ed88463b2 100644
--- a/.github/mergify.yml
+++ b/.github/mergify.yml
@@ -70,3 +70,23 @@ pull_request_rules:
         users:
           - objectiser
           - jpkrohling
+
+  - name: automatic merge for dependabot pull requests
+    conditions:
+      - author~=^dependabot(|-preview)\[bot\]$
+      - "status-success=basic-checks"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (smoke)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (es)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (cassandra)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (streaming)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (examples1)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (examples2)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (generate)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (es-otel)"
+      - "status-success=end-to-end (streaming-otel)"
+      - "status-success=DCO"
+      - "status-success=WIP"
+    actions:
+      merge:
+        method: squash
+        commit_message: title+body
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