diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index c07136b8..37c96264 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -23,16 +23,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Approve PR
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
         if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
-        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Enable auto-merge
+      - name: Approve PR
         if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+