diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 86c88e03..2fba83b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   auto-merge:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Dependabot metadata
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v3
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PR
-        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for non-major Dependabot PRs
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
         run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}