diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Enable version updates for Go modules
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "go"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(deps)"
+      include: "scope"
+    groups:
+      kubernetes:
+        patterns:
+          - "k8s.io/*"
+          - "sigs.k8s.io/*"
+
+  # Enable version updates for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "monday"
+      time: "06:00"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "github-actions"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(github-actions)"
+      include: "scope"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+
+  # Enable version updates for Docker
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+      - "docker"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(docker)"
+      include: "scope"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Auto-approve PR
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for minor and patch updates
+        if: |
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' ||
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+          gh pr comment "$PR_URL" --body "✅ Auto-merge enabled. This PR will merge automatically once all checks pass."
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Comment on major updates
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-major'
+        run: |
+          gh pr comment "$PR_URL" --body "⚠️ **Major version update** - requires manual review before merging."
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}