diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index 3c0cfb8d8..f9da5d0b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Auto-approve PR
         uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v3
       - name: Enable auto-merge
-        run: gh pr merge --merge --auto "1"
+        run: gh pr merge --merge --auto ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}