diff --git a/content/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions.md b/content/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions.md
index 2d2daaaf8b..e4f4b8730a 100644
--- a/content/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions.md
+++ b/content/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions.md
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ jobs:
 
 ### Enable auto-merge on a pull request
 
-If you want to auto-merge your pull requests, you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s auto-merge functionality. This enables the pull request to be merged when all required tests and approvals are successfully met. For more information on auto-merge, see "[Automatically merging a pull request](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/incorporating-changes-from-a-pull-request/automatically-merging-a-pull-request)."
+If you want to allow maintainers to mark certain pull requests for auto-merge, you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s auto-merge functionality. This enables the pull request to be merged when all required tests and approvals are successfully met. For more information on auto-merge, see "[Automatically merging a pull request](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/incorporating-changes-from-a-pull-request/automatically-merging-a-pull-request)."
 
-Here is an example of enabling auto-merge for all patch updates to `my-dependency`:
+You can instead use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and the {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}. Here is an example that auto merges all patch updates to `my-dependency`:
 
 {% ifversion ghes = 3.3 %}