# Automatically merge dependabot pull requests

DevFeed: [Automatically merge dependabot pull requests](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/automatically-merge-dependabot-pull-requests-37695.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/dependabot-automerge/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2024-12-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [Dependabot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dependabot.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-requests.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [dependabot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependabot.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [repositories](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repositories.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes an automation that approves and merges Dependabot pull requests after a successful build. It requires enabling the GitHub Actions permission to create and approve pull requests in each repository.

## Source excerpt

A couple of weeks ago I added a small automation to automatically merge dependabot pull requests if the build succeed.