diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yaml
similarity index 68%
rename from .github/workflows/auto-approve.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/auto-merge.yaml
index 174f6096..cc4b7bf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-name: Dependabot auto-approve
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
 on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
+  contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Dependabot metadata
         id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.1.1
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Approve a PR
-        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+      - 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}}