diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot-workflow.yml
index 0df84af215..bc330c1b98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve-dependabot-workflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Dependabot auto-merge
 on:
-  pull_request
+  pull_request_target
 jobs:
   dependabot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             issue_number: context.issue.number,
             body: '@dependabot squash and merge'
-          })
\ No newline at end of file
+          })