diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge_dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge_dependabot.yml
index 0117ca41..d744a689 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge_dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge_dependabot.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           pull-request-number: "${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}"
       - name: Merge
-        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.6
+        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.16.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           MERGE_LABELS: "dependencies,java"