diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b391fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-label
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  issues: write
+  repository-projects: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'owner/my_repo'
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@d7267f607e9d3fb96fc2fbe83e0af444713e90b7
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Add a label for all production dependencies
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-type == 'direct:production'
+        run: gh pr edit "$PR_URL" --add-label "production"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 81fca35b..1a325e1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # documentation.
 
 name: Java CI with Maven
-
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -15,12 +14,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "master"
-
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 8
@@ -30,11 +26,8 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'corretto'
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml -DskipITs
-
   backwards-compatible-check:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 8