diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8df867c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/backend/requirements.txt" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e56b95a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Auto approve and merge dependency bump PRs
+
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-approve:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+    - run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+    - run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
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diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index add36dc..3c89dfe 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@ def run():
 
         f = open(os.devnull, "w")
         sys.stdout = f
-        run = uvicorn.run(
+        def run():
+            uvicorn.run(
             app,
             host="0.0.0.0",
             port=PORT,
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index f2b925e..aac51cd 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "trilogy-studio",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.0.9",
+  "version": "0.0.10",
   "description": "A desktop IDE for querying, creating, and debugging PreQL models.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Trilogy/PreQL Team",