diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index d01021b9..707cd0cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -22,19 +22,47 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
     permissions:
-      contents: write
+      contents: read
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@d3f436a425481402e6a95a1d1fc10331c708cd9e # v0.10.2
+        with:
+          # Do not restore executable environments populated by PR checks.
+          cache: false
       - name: Fetch dependabot metadata
         id: metadata
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@25dd0e34f4fe68f24cc83900b1fe3fe149efef98 # v3.1.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Approve and enable auto-merge
-        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
-        run: |
-          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
-          gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+      - name: Check auto-merge policy
+        id: policy
+        env:
+          DEPENDENCIES: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.updated-dependencies-json }}
+        run: pixi run check-dependabot-merge
+      - name: Approve pull request
+        if: steps.policy.outputs.eligible == 'true'
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create merge token
+        if: steps.policy.outputs.eligible == 'true'
+        id: merge-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ vars.ROBOSTACK_BOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.ROBOSTACK_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+          permission-workflows: write
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
+        if: steps.policy.outputs.eligible == 'true'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash --match-head-commit "$PR_HEAD_SHA" "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          PR_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.merge-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 95f0cf9a..da7e6adb 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ py-rattler = ">=0.25,<0.26"
 niquests = ">=3.21.0,<4"
 
 [feature.scripts.tasks]
+check-dependabot-merge = {
+  cmd = "python scripts/check_dependabot_merge.py",
+  description = "Check whether every Dependabot update qualifies for auto-merge",
+}
 compare-completeness = {
   cmd = "python scripts/compare_pkg_completeness.py",
   description = "Add two arguments to give it the DISTRO and CHANNEL",
diff --git a/scripts/check_dependabot_merge.py b/scripts/check_dependabot_merge.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22f04613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check_dependabot_merge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""Allow patch updates and stable minor updates for every dependency in a PR."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+RELEASE = re.compile(r"v?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(0|[1-9][0-9]*)")
+
+
+def eligible_dependency(dependency: object) -> bool:
+    if not isinstance(dependency, dict):
+        return False
+
+    previous = dependency.get("prevVersion")
+    current = dependency.get("newVersion")
+    if not isinstance(previous, str) or not isinstance(current, str):
+        return False
+
+    previous_release = RELEASE.fullmatch(previous)
+    if previous_release is None or RELEASE.fullmatch(current) is None:
+        return False
+
+    update_type = dependency.get("updateType")
+    return update_type == "version-update:semver-patch" or (
+        update_type == "version-update:semver-minor" and previous_release[1] != "0"
+    )
+
+
+def eligible_update(metadata: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        dependencies = json.loads(metadata)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return False
+
+    return (
+        isinstance(dependencies, list)
+        and bool(dependencies)
+        and all(eligible_dependency(dependency) for dependency in dependencies)
+    )
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    eligible = eligible_update(os.environ.get("DEPENDENCIES", ""))
+    result = f"eligible={str(eligible).lower()}"
+    print(result)
+    with Path(os.environ["GITHUB_OUTPUT"]).open("a", encoding="utf-8") as output:
+        output.write(f"{result}\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()