diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_automation.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_automation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4104bafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_automation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-approve and auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.4.0
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Approve
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}