diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-name: Auto approve
-
-on: pull_request_target
-
-jobs:
-  auto-approve:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-    if: github.actor == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]'
-    steps:
-      - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v3
-        with:
-          review-message: "Auto approved automated PR"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
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--- /dev/null
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+name: Pre-commit updates auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
+    steps:
+      - name: Auto-merge PR
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}