diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21285d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Auto-Merge Dependabot PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  automerge:
+    name: Auto-Merge Dependabot PRs
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      contents: write
+
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Get Dependabot metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
+        run: |
+          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+          gh pr merge --squash --auto "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 82e26ff3..39a95672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -59,20 +59,4 @@ jobs:
   validate:
     name: Validate
     uses: ./.github/workflows/validate.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  automerge:
-    name: "Auto Approve"
-    needs: [build, validate]
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: write
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: fastify/github-action-merge-dependabot@v3
-        with:
-          target: major
-          use-github-auto-merge: true
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+    secrets: inherit
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