diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c673eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    target-branch: "develop"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    groups:
+      minor-and-patch:
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    target-branch: "develop"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e9f817d..6614de5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     uses: fireflyframework/.github/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml@main
+    permissions:
+      packages: read
+      contents: read
+      actions: write
     with:
       java-version: '25'
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26085a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+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: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Approve patch and minor updates
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Auto-merge patch and minor updates
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25bfe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: Dependabot CI
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    branches: [develop, main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: read
+  statuses: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout PR code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '25'
+          distribution: temurin
+          cache: maven
+
+      - name: Configure GitHub Packages
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.m2
+          cat > ~/.m2/settings.xml << 'EOF'
+          <settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+                    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+            <servers>
+              <server>
+                <id>github</id>
+                <username>${env.GITHUB_ACTOR}</username>
+                <password>${env.GITHUB_TOKEN}</password>
+              </server>
+            </servers>
+            <profiles>
+              <profile>
+                <id>github-packages</id>
+                <repositories>
+                  <repository>
+                    <id>github</id>
+                    <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/fireflyframework/fireflyframework-parent</url>
+                    <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
+                    <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
+                  </repository>
+                </repositories>
+              </profile>
+            </profiles>
+            <activeProfiles>
+              <activeProfile>github-packages</activeProfile>
+            </activeProfiles>
+          </settings>
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn -B verify
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Report build status
+        if: always()
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ job.status }}" = "success" ]; then
+            STATE="success"
+            DESC="Dependabot build passed"
+          else
+            STATE="failure"
+            DESC="Dependabot build failed"
+          fi
+          gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" \
+            -f state="$STATE" \
+            -f context="build / build" \
+            -f description="$DESC" \
+            -f target_url="${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"