diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
+++ /dev/null
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-name: Dependabot auto-approve
-on: pull_request
-
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Approve a PR
-        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
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index 00000000..bbfa2928
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Source: https://nicolasiensen.github.io/2022-07-23-automating-dependency-updates-with-dependabot-github-auto-merge-and-github-actions/
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request_target
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  review-dependabot-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Approve patch and minor updates
+        if: ${{steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'}}
+        run: gh pr review $PR_URL --approve -b "I'm **approving** this pull request because **it includes a patch or minor update**"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Approve major updates of development dependencies
+        if: ${{steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-major' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-type == 'direct:development'}}
+        run: gh pr review $PR_URL --approve -b "I'm **approving** this pull request because **it includes a major update of a dependency used only in development**"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Comment on major updates of non-development dependencies
+        if: ${{steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-major' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-type == 'direct:production'}}
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "I'm **not approving** this PR because **it includes a major update of a dependency used in production**"
+          gh pr edit $PR_URL --add-label "requires-manual-qa"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}