diff --git a/.github/auto-merge.yml b/.github/auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64ecc2d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- match:
+    dependency_type: all
+    update_type: "semver:minor"
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index efd9bdbec..1eca094a9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,12 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+      time: "09:00"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      time: "09:00"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77a73f43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+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]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@4c5d6e7f8a9b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f0a1b2c3d
+        with:
+          github-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}}