diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 705a992b4b..49358e8ed5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 name: Deploy Docs
 on:
   push:
-    branches-ignore: [ gh-pages ]
-    tags: '**'
+    branches:
+      - '*.x'
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - '**'
+
   repository_dispatch:
     types: request-build-reference # legacy
   #schedule:
@@ -21,13 +25,16 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'spring-projects'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: docs-build
           fetch-depth: 1
+          show-progress: false
+
       - name: Dispatch (partial build)
         if: github.ref_type == 'branch'
         run: gh workflow run deploy-docs.yml -r $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) -f build-refname=${{ github.ref_name }}
+
       - name: Dispatch (full build)
         if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
         run: gh workflow run deploy-docs.yml -r $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7dfa29e2e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-dependabot-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: Merge Dependabot PR
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+run-name: Merge Dependabot PR ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+jobs:
+  merge-dependabot-pr:
+    permissions: write-all
+
+    uses: spring-io/spring-github-workflows/.github/workflows/spring-merge-dependabot-pr.yml@v1
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