diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml
index f90ae5f..04a8c0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: Dependabot Auto-Merge
-on: pull_request_target
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    branches: [ develop ]
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write