diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml
index 3220fd2..5973dfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Dependabot Auto-Merge
-on: pull_request
+on: pull_request_target
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     steps:
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr comment "$PR_URL" --body "@dependabot merge"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
-          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request_target.html_url }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}