diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8712bec97..053b6e14d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 17
+
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
 
@@ -59,12 +65,6 @@ jobs:
           BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
         run: bash scripts/run-version-check.sh
 
-      - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 17
-
       - name: Build Project
         run: ./gradlew --refresh-dependencies clean assemble spotlessCheck
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa7c41713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+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 == 'ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel'
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@d7267f607e9d3fb96fc2fbe83e0af444713e90b7
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ccec032f..c714ba6ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - Implemented GitHub Actions for automatic code integration. [#1237](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel/issues/1237)
 - Added `CopyBuilders` to `Line-/Transformer2W-/Tranformer3WTypeInput` [#1275](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel/issues/1275)
+- Implementing auto-merge for dependabot PRs [#1299](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel/issues/1299)
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed SonarQube junit path issue in GitHub Actions [#1284](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel/issues/1284)