dependabot auto merge

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Describe the use case and detail of the change. If this PR addresses an issue on
 ### Checklist
 Before creating a PR, run through this checklist and mark each as complete.
 
-- [ ] I have read the [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-ingress-operator/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) doc
+- [ ] I have read the [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-ingress-operator/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) doc
 - [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
 - [ ] I have checked that all unit tests pass after adding my changes
 - [ ] I have updated necessary documentation
-- [ ] I have rebased my branch onto master
-- [ ] I will ensure my PR is targeting the master branch and pulling from my branch from my own fork
+- [ ] I have rebased my branch onto main
+- [ ] I will ensure my PR is targeting the main branch and pulling from my branch from my own fork

.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request_target
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: dependabot-metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@dbb049abf0d677abbd7f7eee0375145b417fdd34 # v2.2.0
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NGINX_PAT }}