diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25062d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_automerge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: 
+  pull_request: {}
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+concurrency:
+    group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+    cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  dependabot-automerge:
+    runs-on: [ARM64, self-hosted, Linux]
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate token
+        id: generate_token
+        uses: chanzuckerberg/github-app-token@v1.1.4
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.CZI_GITHUB_HELPER_APP_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.CZI_GITHUB_HELPER_PK }}
+      - name: Install gh CLI
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          VERSION: 2.30.0
+        run: |
+          set -ue
+          set -o pipefail
+          AMD_URL="https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/download/v${VERSION}/gh_${VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
+          ARM_URL="https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/download/v${VERSION}/gh_${VERSION}_linux_arm64.tar.gz"
+          PLATFORM=$(uname -m)
+          if [[ $PLATFORM == "arm64" ]]; then
+              URL=$ARM_URL
+          elif [[ $PLATFORM == "aarch64" ]]; then
+              URL=$ARM_URL
+          else
+              URL=$AMD_URL
+          fi
+          curl $URL -L -v -o ghcli.tar.gz
+          mkdir ghcli
+          tar -xf ghcli.tar.gz -C ghcli --strip-components 1
+          echo "${PWD}/ghcli/bin" >> "${GITHUB_PATH}"
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}"
+      - name: Approve a PR
+        run: |
+          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+          gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fbee9ff..79dcd863 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This project was initially developed by [Alex Lokshin](https://github.com/alexlo
 ## Contributing
 Contributions and ideas are welcome! Please don't hesitate to open an issue, join our [gitter chat room](https://gitter.im/chanzuckerberg/camelot), or send a pull request.
 
-Go version >= 1.20 required.
+Go version >= 1.21 required.
 
 This project is governed under the [Contributor Covenant](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct) code of conduct.
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03ace8b3..4406139d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/chanzuckerberg/camelot
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1