diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_new_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/on_new_pr.yml
index 04c9e98b..54b87093 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_new_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_new_pr.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+# NOTE: pull_request_target resolves local composite actions from the filesystem rather than git
+# storage, and since the workspace is empty at job initialisation (before any steps run), local
+# uses: ./.github/actions/... references will always fail — even with an actions/checkout step,
+# because step execution happens after action path resolution. As a result, any steps in this
+# workflow that would otherwise use local composite actions must inline their logic directly.
+
 jobs:
   enable-auto-merge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -29,10 +35,33 @@ jobs:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies')
     steps:
       - name: "Auto Merge"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/enable-automerge
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.SOURCE_PUSH_TOKEN}}
-          merge-method: "MERGE"
+          script: |
+            const mergeMethod = process.env.MERGE_METHOD;
+            const nodeId = context.payload.pull_request.node_id;
+            await github.graphql(`
+              mutation EnableAutoMerge($pullRequestId: ID!, $mergeMethod: PullRequestMergeMethod!) {
+                enablePullRequestAutoMerge(input: {
+                  pullRequestId: $pullRequestId,
+                  mergeMethod: $mergeMethod
+                }) {
+                  pullRequest {
+                    autoMergeRequest {
+                      mergeMethod
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            `, {
+              pullRequestId: nodeId,
+              mergeMethod: mergeMethod,
+            });
+            core.info(`✅ Enabled auto-merge (${mergeMethod}) on PR #${context.payload.pull_request.number}`);
+            core.notice(`Enabled auto-merge (${mergeMethod}) on PR #${context.payload.pull_request.number}`);
+        env:
+          MERGE_METHOD: "MERGE"
 
   auto_approve_dependabot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -44,6 +73,15 @@ jobs:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies')
     steps:
       - name: "Auto Approve"
-        uses: ./.github/actions/approve-pr
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.SOURCE_PUSH_TOKEN}}
+          script: |
+            await github.rest.pulls.createReview({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+              event: 'APPROVE',
+            });
+            core.info(`✅ Approved PR #${context.payload.pull_request.number}`);
+            core.notice(`Approved PR #${context.payload.pull_request.number}`);
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac634077..b5829c44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Please ADD ALL Changes to the UNRELEASED SECTION and not a specific release
 - Replace raw echo with output helpers in git/mkmissing-release
 - Replace raw echo with output helpers in git/init-preview
 - Replace raw echo with output helpers in git/clone-repos
+- Inline enable-auto-merge and auto-approve scripts in Pull Request workflow to fix pull_request_target local action resolution failure
 ### Changed
 - Replace raw echo with standard output helpers (die/info/success) in github/cancel-workflows
 - Replace raw echo with standard output helpers (die/info/success) in git/update-repos-personal