diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
index 8f3942a..76ad42f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yaml
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   dependabot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
     steps:
-    - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-      run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-      env:
-        PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        if: ! contains(steps.metadata.outputs.package-ecosystem, 'github-actions')
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}