diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 145c53f..b02996c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,21 @@ updates:
       interval: daily
       time: "18:10"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 5
+    groups:
+      nuget-minor-patch:
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
   - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 5
+    groups:
+      gradle-minor-patch:
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87fbc9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  automerge:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@21025c705c08248db411dc16f3619e6b5f9ea21a # v2.5.0
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Major updates are left for manual review
+      - name: Approve and enable auto-merge for patch and minor updates
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
+        run: |
+          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+          gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}