diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_approve_and_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_approve_and_merge.yml
index 273aee47..fd0e9fb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_approve_and_merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_auto_approve_and_merge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_PEM }}    
       - name: Dependabot metadata
         id: dependabot-metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v3
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Approve patch and minor updates