diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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+<!--
+
+NOTE
+NOTE In most cases, you should create an issue first, and only then
+NOTE a pull request.  Please see the contribution guidelines for
+NOTE further information.  In particular related to conventional
+NOTE commit messages.
+NOTE
+
+The title should have the following format:
+
+  <type>: description (#<issue>)
+
+-->
diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-issue-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/add-issue-to-project.yml
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+name: add issues to project
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+jobs:
+  add-to-project:
+    name: add issue to project
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: register bug/needs-triage with bug tracker project
+        uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/varfish-org/projects/3
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          labeled: bug, needs-triage
+          label-operator: OR
+
+      - name: register bug/enhancement issues with release planning project
+        uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/varfish-org/projects/2
+          labeled: bug, needs-triage, enhancement
+          label-operator: OR
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-pr-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/add-pr-to-project.yml
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+name: add needs-review pull requests to projects
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - labeled
+
+jobs:
+  add-to-project:
+    name: Add pull request to project
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: register pull requests with release planning project
+        uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/varfish-org/projects/2
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          labeled: needs-review
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          # GitHub provides this variable in the CI env. You don't
+          # need to add anything to the secrets vault.
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}