diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-maintenance.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-maintenance.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24b46c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-maintenance.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Dependabot Auto-Maintenance
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'dependabot/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for safe dependency updates
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          gh pr merge "$PR" --auto --squash --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"