diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml
index 873350876..a3eecb1d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
         if: steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-type == 'direct:development' && (steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch')
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        run: |
+          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+          gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}