diff --git a/.dependabot/config.yml b/.dependabot/config.yml
index 2819176..23add7e 100644
--- a/.dependabot/config.yml
+++ b/.dependabot/config.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,24 @@ update_configs:
       - "dependencies"
     commit_message:
       prefix: "deps"
+    automerged_updates:
+      - match:
+          dependency_type: "development"
+          # Supported dependency types:
+          # - "development"
+          # - "production"
+          # - "all"
+          update_type: "all"
+          # Supported updates to automerge:
+          # - "security:patch"
+          #   SemVer patch update that fixes a known security vulnerability
+          # - "semver:patch"
+          #   SemVer patch update, e.g. > 1.x && 1.0.1 to 1.0.3
+          # - "semver:minor"
+          #   SemVer minor update, e.g. > 1.x && 2.1.4 to 2.3.1
+          # - "in_range"
+          #   matching the version requirement in your package manifest
+          # - "all"
+      - match:
+          dependency_type: "production"
+          update_type: "semver:patch"