diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index a28691d9e..15b991360 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "bundler"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "daily"
   - package-ecosystem: "bundler"
     directory: "/docs"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c626064f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Approve Dependabot PR
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 30754e479..483898def 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: echo changed files
         run: |
-          if [[ ! "${{needs.changedfiles.outputs.markdown}}" == *"CHANGELOG.md"* ]]; then
+          # Filter out Gemfile.lock files from changed files
+          ALL_FILES="${{needs.changedfiles.outputs.all}}"
+          FILTERED_FILES=$(echo "$ALL_FILES" | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -v '^Gemfile\.lock$' | grep -v '^docs/Gemfile\.lock$' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs)
+
+          # Only require changelog if there are other files changed
+          if [[ -n "$FILTERED_FILES" ]] && [[ ! "${{needs.changedfiles.outputs.markdown}}" == *"CHANGELOG.md"* ]]; then
             echo "::error file=CHANGELOG.md,line=1,col=1::Please make sure that you add a docs/CHANGELOG.md entry to describe the changes in this pull request."
             exit 1
           fi
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 955dbc39b..d15ec34f9 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ nav_order: 6
 
 ## main
 
+* Automatically merge dependabot PRs.
+
+    *Joel Hawksley*
+
 * Use Ruby 4.0.0 in CI and dev.
 
     *Joel Hawksley*
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb
index d8ec2a436..44265ee77 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_render_inline_allocations
     MyComponent.__vc_ensure_compiled
 
     with_instrumentation_enabled_option(false) do
-      assert_allocations({"4.1" => 67, "4.0" => 67, "3.4" => 72..74, "3.3" => 75, "3.2" => 78..79}) do
+      assert_allocations({"4.1" => 67..68, "4.0" => 67, "3.4" => 72..74, "3.3" => 75, "3.2" => 78..79}) do
         render_inline(MyComponent.new)
       end
     end