diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 6ecfa39..e4587c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,33 @@
-# This is a templated file from https://github.com/adoptium/.eclipsefdn/tree/main/otterdog/policies/require_dependabot_auto_merge.yml
 name: Dependabot auto-merge
-on: pull_request_target
+on: workflow_call
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   dependabot:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    uses: adoptium/.github/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml@main
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@dbb049abf0d677abbd7f7eee0375145b417fdd34 # v2.2.0
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Approve Dependabot PRs
+        # Don't approve semver major patches
+        if: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' }}
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        # Don't merge semver major patches
+        if: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' }}
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}