diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index faca0eb..bc4766d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run pre-commit hooks (for extra validation)
         run: poetry run pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+        env:
+          SKIP: poetry-lock,poetry-check
 
       - name: Run tests with coverage
         run: poetry run pytest tests/ --cov=custom_components/span_panel --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term-missing
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve.yml
index 346ae4a..d3fd1ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Dependabot Auto-Approve
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 permissions:
@@ -21,18 +21,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Auto-approve patch and minor updates
         if: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' }}
-        run: |
-          echo "Auto-approving ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names }}"
-          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v4
+        with:
+          review-message: "Auto-approved ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type }} update for ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names }}"
 
       - name: Auto-approve GitHub Actions updates
         if: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.package-ecosystem == 'github_actions' }}
-        run: |
-          echo "Auto-approving GitHub Actions update for ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names }}"
-          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v4
+        with:
+          review-message: "Auto-approved GitHub Actions update for ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names }}"