From 4323c7bd9c9aa9a599a2a6b233c5b2edc4def991 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trevor James Smith <10819524+Zeitsperre@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:42:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] update Dependabot config

Signed-off-by: Trevor James Smith <10819524+Zeitsperre@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/dependabot.yml | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index fa561f91..e841f324 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,21 +6,31 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
-    directory: /
+    directory: /.github/workflows
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
-      time: '12:00'
+      interval: "quarterly"
     groups:
       actions:
         patterns:
           - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: pip
-    directory: /
+    directory: /CI
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
-      time: '12:00'
+      interval: "quarterly"
     groups:
       python:
         patterns:
-          - "*"
+          - "requirements_ci.*"
+        update-types:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7

From 0343b2ba613ea6534b9d4b9b33d7fe1f8550962f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trevor James Smith <10819524+Zeitsperre@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:45:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add workflow for automatic Dependabot PR approval

Signed-off-by: Trevor James Smith <10819524+Zeitsperre@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/auto-accept-ci-changes.yml | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/auto-accept-ci-changes.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-accept-ci-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-accept-ci-changes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc1ae8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-accept-ci-changes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: Dependabot CI Updates
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot-auto-approve:
+    name: Auto-approve and auto-merge safe Dependabot updates
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: >
+      github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' &&
+      contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies')
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@20cf305ff2072d973412fa9b1e3a4f227bda3c76 # v2.14.0
+        with:
+          disable-sudo: true
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+        id: dependabot-metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@21025c705c08248db411dc16f3619e6b5f9ea21a # v2.5.0
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Stop workflow if not minor update or patch update
+        id: skip-condition
+        if: >
+          steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-minor' &&
+          steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-patch'
+        run: |
+          echo "Not a minor or patch update; skipping auto-approval."
+          echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        if: steps.skip-condition.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Approve Changes
+        if: steps.skip-condition.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        run: |
+          decision="$(gh pr status --json reviewDecision -q .currentBranch.reviewDecision)"
+          if [ "$decision" != "APPROVED" ]; then
+            gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+          else
+            echo "PR already approved: skipping approval."
+          fi
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge on Pull Request
+        if: steps.skip-condition.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}