diff --git a/.govuk_dependabot_merger.yml b/.govuk_dependabot_merger.yml
index 6a0c8fa7b..d8921d388 100644
--- a/.govuk_dependabot_merger.yml
+++ b/.govuk_dependabot_merger.yml
@@ -1,49 +1,4 @@
-api_version: 1
-auto_merge:
-  - dependency: gds-api-adapters
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: govspeak
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: govuk_ab_testing
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: govuk_app_config
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: govuk_personalisation
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: govuk_publishing_components
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-  - dependency: plek
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: rails_translation_manager
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: slimmer
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: govuk_schemas
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: govuk_test
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
-  - dependency: rubocop-govuk
-    allowed_semver_bumps:
-      - patch
-      - minor
+api_version: 2
+defaults:
+  auto_merge: true
+  update_external_dependencies: false # TODO: enable after verifying that this repo meets the conditions