diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1778b2a..453aad7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.0.2"
+  ".": "4.0.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 61da085..678bf88 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.0.3](https://github.com/bitwise-media-group/github-workflows/compare/v4.0.2...v4.0.3) (2026-06-29)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* make Dependabot auto-merge match modern gh and indirect deps ([1e7e5d8](https://github.com/bitwise-media-group/github-workflows/commit/1e7e5d8fd1e7d99b90e51b72ced0362590ca9171))
+
 ## [4.0.2](https://github.com/bitwise-media-group/github-workflows/compare/v4.0.1...v4.0.2) (2026-06-29)