diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 83f95c9..21778b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, '@commitlint/cli') || contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, '@commitlint/travis-cli')
+      - name: Auto merge major versions
+        if: (contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, '@commitlint/cli') || contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, '@commitlint/travis-cli')) && step.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
+        run: gh pr merge --body "BREAKING CHANGE" --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+      - name: Auto-merge non major versions
+        if: (contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, '@commitlint/cli') || contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, '@commitlint/travis-cli')) && step.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}