diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 444aa00..8d6676d
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Merge eligible Dependabot pull requests
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
         with:
           script: |
             const minAgeDays = Number(process.env.MIN_PR_AGE_DAYS);