diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index abe6226..0cf328d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+# Basic set up
+# https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates#package-ecosystem
+
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
-    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+        interval: daily
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af78ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Based on https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/supply-chain-security/keeping-your-dependencies-updated-automatically/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions#enable-auto-merge-on-a-pull-request
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request_target
+
+permissions:
+    pull-requests: write
+    contents: write
+
+jobs:
+    dependabot:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+        steps:
+            - name: Dependabot metadata
+              id: metadata
+              uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.3.1
+              with:
+                  github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+            - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+              # Automatically merge semver-patch and semver-minor PRs
+              # or black dependency upgrades
+              if: "${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type ==
+                  'version-update:semver-minor' ||
+                  steps.metadata.outputs.update-type ==
+                  'version-update:semver-patch' ||
+                  steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names ==
+                  'black' }}"
+
+              # https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_pr_merge
+              run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+              env:
+                  PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}