diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge-passing-minor-patch-dependabot-prs.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge-passing-minor-patch-dependabot-prs.yml
index 23b5cb1..f07615d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge-passing-minor-patch-dependabot-prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge-passing-minor-patch-dependabot-prs.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,32 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-# works alongside branch protection rules
+  # works alongside branch protection rules
   auto-merge-minor-and-patch:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: extract update type
+        id: extract
+        run: |
+          pr_title="${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
+          if [[ $pr_title == *"(major)"* ]]; then
+            echo "update_type=major" >> $github_output
+          else
+            echo "update_type=minor_or_patch" >> $github_output
+          fi
+
+      - name: set up github cli
+        uses: cli/cli-action@v2
+
+      - name: auto-merge non-major updates
+        if: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.update_type == 'minor_or_patch' }}
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$pr_url"
+        env:
+          pr_url: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+    
+    auto-merge-major:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     steps:
@@ -24,13 +48,11 @@ jobs:
             echo "update_type=major" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "update_type=minor_or_patch" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
       - name: Set up GitHub CLI
         uses: cli/cli-action@v2
-
-      - name: Auto-merge non-major updates
-        if: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.update_type == 'minor_or_patch' }}
+        
+      - name: Auto-merge major updates
+        if: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.update_type == 'major' }}
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 371ddcc..853771e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,4 @@ jobs:
       UNITTESTS_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION: ${{ secrets.UNITTESTS_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION }}
       WASMSTATICCLIENT_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION: ${{ secrets.WASMSTATICCLIENT_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION }}
       WASMSERVERHOSTCLIENT_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION: ${{ secrets.WASMSERVERHOSTCLIENT_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION }}
-      WASMSERVERHOST_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION: ${{ secrets.WASMSERVERHOST_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION }}
-      
-
+      WASMSERVERHOST_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION: ${{ secrets.WASMSERVERHOST_APPSETTINGS_PRODUCTION }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuseable-ci-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/reuseable-ci-checks.yml
index f213cda..ad7c1af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reuseable-ci-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuseable-ci-checks.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ on:
         required: true
       TEL_GIT_PACKAGES_TOKEN:
         required: true
-
-        
+    
 env:
 
   # Permission
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ jobs:
               /p:UseTELBlazorComponentsProjectReference=$USE_TEL_BLAZOR_COMPONENTS_PROJECT_REFERENCE \
               /p:DisablePackageGeneration=true
 
-
     reuseable-ci-checks-branch-name-check:
       name: Check branch names
       if: success() || failure()
@@ -186,17 +184,6 @@ jobs:
               exit 1
             fi
         
-            # qqqq drop
-            # if [[ "$BRANCH_NAME" =~ ^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test|sample|security|config|bugfix|hotfix)-[a-zA-Z0-9._/-]+$ ]] || [[ "$BRANCH_NAME" == "master" ]]; then
-              # echo "✅ Branch name is valid"
-            # else
-              # echo "❌ Invalid branch name: $BRANCH_NAME"
-              # echo "Branch names must follow one of the allowed prefixes:"
-              # echo "   build-*, feat-*, fix-*, bugfix-*, hotfix-*, build-*, chore-*, ci-*, docs-*, perf-*, refactor-*, revert-*, style-*, test-*, sample-*, security-*, config-*, bugfix-*, hotfix-*"
-              # exit 1
-            # fi
-  
-
     reuseable-ci-checks-commitlint:
       name: Check commit names
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -313,7 +300,6 @@ jobs:
           - name: Ensure browsers are installed
             run: pwsh TELBlazor.Components.ShowCase.E2ETests/bin/Release/net8.0/playwright.ps1 install --with-deps  
 
-
           - name: Run tests with coverage threshold check
             id: unit_e2e_tests
             run: |
@@ -379,7 +365,6 @@ jobs:
                 echo "❌ One or more steps failed."
                 exit 1
             
-
     reuseable-ci-checks-check-for-failed-jobs:
       name: Check for failures
       if: ${{ inputs.runall }}