diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 76c6649..29b0424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
       CHECK_BASE_REF: origin/main
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: 'npm'
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run check:links
       - name: Upload tested npm package
         if: matrix.node-version == '24.x'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1, Node.js 24
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a
         with:
           name: npm-package
           path: artifacts/*.tgz
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020
         with:
           node-version: 24.x
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify package version matches release tag
         run: test "v$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" = "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
       - name: Download tested npm package
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1, Node.js 24
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c
         with:
           name: npm-package
           path: artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54dc2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@25dd0e34f4fe68f24cc83900b1fe3fe149efef98
+      - name: Auto-merge non-major Dependabot update
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/test/unit/docs.test.js b/test/unit/docs.test.js
index c5e2ed8..09520d4 100644
--- a/test/unit/docs.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/docs.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { it } = require('node:test');
 const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
-const { readFileSync } = require('node:fs');
+const { readdirSync, readFileSync } = require('node:fs');
 
 it('uses preflight wording in user-facing docs', () => {
   for (const file of ['README.md', 'SKILL.md']) {
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ it('keeps CI and release safety guarantees documented and wired', () => {
   assert.match(workflow, /actions\/download-artifact@/);
   assert.match(workflow, /npm publish \.\/artifacts\/\*\.tgz/);
   assert.match(workflow, /matrix:/);
-  assert.match(workflow, /upload-artifact@043fb46d/);
-  assert.match(workflow, /download-artifact@3e5f45b2/);
   assert.match(release, /DRY_RUN=1/);
   assert.match(release, /--generate-notes/);
   assert.match(releaseNotes, /categories:/);
@@ -62,6 +60,30 @@ it('keeps CI and release safety guarantees documented and wired', () => {
   assert.doesNotMatch(release, /git commit -m "sync skill metadata/);
 });
 
+it('pins every GitHub Action to a full immutable commit SHA', () => {
+  // Supply-chain invariant: assert the property (full 40-char SHA, no @v6/@main
+  // mutable refs) not a specific value, so dependabot bumps keep CI green.
+  const files = readdirSync('.github/workflows').filter((f) => f.endsWith('.yml'));
+  const refs = [];
+  for (const file of files) {
+    const workflow = readFileSync(`.github/workflows/${file}`, 'utf8');
+    refs.push(
+      ...[...workflow.matchAll(/(?:uses|with:\s*using):\s+([^\s#@]+)@([^\s#]+)/g)].map(
+        (m) => [file, m[1], m[2]],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+  assert.ok(refs.length > 0, 'workflows should reference at least one GitHub Action');
+
+  for (const [file, name, ref] of refs) {
+    assert.match(
+      ref,
+      /^[0-9a-f]{40}$/,
+      `${file}: ${name} must be pinned to a full 40-character immutable commit SHA, got ${JSON.stringify(ref)}`,
+    );
+  }
+});
+
 it('documents and configures dependency freshness checks', () => {
   const dependabot = readFileSync('.github/dependabot.yml', 'utf8');
   const readme = readFileSync('README.md', 'utf8');