diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 3e39073..2a02405 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge:
     needs: quality_checks
     uses: >-
-      NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml@5ccebbf821beef2de6abdce9e392b3cbeb4999e3
+      NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml@997a1946c83bb2a9eda418847ed640738af949ff
     secrets:
       AUTOMERGE_APP_ID: '${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_APP_ID }}'
       AUTOMERGE_PEM: '${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_PEM }}'