diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 149c55eb585..d5b6284bc0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -21,16 +21,18 @@
 #
 
 name: Auto-merge Dependabot PRs
-on: pull_request
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, ready_for_review, labeled]
 
 jobs:
   dependabot:
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.actor == 'dependabot-preview[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'influxdata/influxdb-client-java'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+      checks: read
     steps:
       - name: Dependabot metadata
         id: metadata
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ jobs:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, 'my-dependency') && steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}