diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    groups:
+      dev-dependencies:
+        dependency-type: development
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
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+name: dependabot-auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch metadata
+        id: meta
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
+        if: steps.meta.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}