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
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--- 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
@@ -463,7 +463,13 @@ jobs:
 
 ### Enable auto-merge on 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)."
+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 any tests and approvals required by the branch protection rules are successfully met. For more information, see "[Automatically merging a pull request](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/incorporating-changes-from-a-pull-request/automatically-merging-a-pull-request)" and "[Managing a branch protection rule](/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/managing-a-branch-protection-rule)."
+
+{% note %}
+
+**Note:** If you use status checks to test pull requests, you should enable **Require status checks to pass before merging** for the target branch for {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} pull requests. This branch protection rule ensures that pull requests are not merged unless all the required status checks pass. For more information, see "[Managing a branch protection rule](/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/managing-a-branch-protection-rule)."
+
+{% endnote %}
 
 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`: