diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+# Basic `dependabot.yml` file with
+# minimum configuration for three package managers
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Enable version updates for npm
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    # Look for `package.json` and `lock` files in the `root` directory
+    directory: "/"
+    # Check the npm registry for updates every day (weekdays)
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    groups:
+      default:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+
+  # Enable version updates for Docker
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    # Look for a `Dockerfile` in the `root` directory
+    directory: "/"
+    # Check for updates once a week
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  # Enable version updates for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    # Workflow files stored in the default location of `.github/workflows`
+    # You don't need to specify `/.github/workflows` for `directory`. You can use `directory: "/"`.
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      default:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'FieldDB/AuthenticationWebService'
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        # if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, 'my-dependency') && steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}