diff --git a/.github/workflows/align-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/align-versions.yml
index aea0707b8..4faa01ac5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/align-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/align-versions.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   run:
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'pyup-bot' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.actor == 'pyup-bot' || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}