diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index b10df1610..64bbcef17 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,15 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    groups:
+      dependencies:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d816ff7da..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Dependabot auto-approve
-on: pull_request_target
-    
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-    
-jobs:
-  dependabot:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.6.0
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}