diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 086befa..0f13e1b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,40 @@
-  version: 2                                                                                                                                                                                                         
+  version: 2
   updates:
-    - package-ecosystem: "cargo"                                                                                                                                                                                     
-      directory: "/"                                        
+    - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
+      directory: "/"
       schedule:
         interval: "weekly"
-                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
+      groups:
+        rust-minor-patch:
+          update-types:
+            - "minor"
+            - "patch"
+
     - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-      directory: "/"                                                                                                                                                                                                 
-      schedule:                                             
+      directory: "/"
+      schedule:
         interval: "weekly"
+      groups:
+        python-minor-patch:
+          update-types:
+            - "minor"
+            - "patch"
 
     - package-ecosystem: "npm"
       directory: "/docs-site"
       schedule:
         interval: "weekly"
+      groups:
+        js-minor-patch:
+          update-types:
+            - "minor"
+            - "patch"
 
     - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
       directory: "/"
       schedule:
         interval: "weekly"
+      groups:
+        actions-all:
+          patterns:
+            - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b98663f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Dependabot Auto-Merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Auto-approve and enable auto-merge
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Approving and enabling auto-merge for $PR_URL"
+          echo "  Dependency: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names }}"
+          echo "  Update type: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type }}"
+          gh pr review "$PR_URL" --approve
+          gh pr merge "$PR_URL" --auto --squash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 8ceead6..4543bc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           days-before-pr-close: 14
           days-before-issue-stale: 90
           days-before-issue-close: 30
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'dependencies,pinned,security,help wanted,good first issue'
+          exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned,security,help wanted,good first issue'
           exempt-issue-labels: 'dependencies,pinned,security,help wanted,good first issue'
           remove-stale-when-updated: true
           operations-per-run: 100