diff --git a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
index 3bb7a60d1d233..e89d638eef605 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coding-standards.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-coding-standards-php.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
 
   # Runs the JavaScript coding standards checks.
   jshint:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-coding-standards-javascript.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
 
   slack-notifications:
     name: Slack Notifications
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml
index 18e7cafa56735..81f0c7cf4720c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-tests.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/install-testing.yml
index 29af9df52dc9b..775ea83c753f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-testing.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     secrets: inherit
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     with:
       wp-version: ${{ inputs.wp-version }}
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     timeout-minutes: 10
     needs: [ build-test-matrix ]
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
index 989f2d8aa8ccc..0caf52ba68b0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javascript-tests.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-javascript-tests.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
 
   slack-notifications:
     name: Slack Notifications
diff --git a/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml b/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml
index 288a03fd4dc16..7e4be73c33648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/local-docker-environment.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     secrets: inherit
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     with:
       wp-version: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.base_ref || github.ref_name }}
 
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-test-local-docker-environment-v1.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
     needs: [ build-test-matrix ]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/performance.yml b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
index 27339c1eefc41..b9ef6af19f8c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
   determine-matrix:
     name: Determine Matrix
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    if: ${{ ( github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' ) && ! contains( github.event.before, '00000000' ) }}
+    if: ${{ ( github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) ) && ! contains( github.event.before, '00000000' ) }}
     permissions: {}
     env:
       TARGET_SHA: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.base.sha || github.event.before }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml
index c712e50476dbe..4ad627af1e24c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php-compatibility.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-php-compatibility.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
 
   slack-notifications:
     name: Slack Notifications
diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml
index 44c1476980fde..2feb89a063879 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpunit-tests.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     secrets: inherit
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     secrets: inherit
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     secrets: inherit
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     secrets: inherit
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml
index 41f1602f29bd3..03dd6db36dec0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-zip-default-themes.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     timeout-minutes: 10
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     timeout-minutes: 10
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml
index 2170bc689b8c3..966a458550dc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-processes.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-test-core-build-process.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-test-gutenberg-build-process.yml
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-develop-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-develop-testing.yml
index 7b7d0734f4b9c..a5483998402ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-develop-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-develop-testing.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-develop:
     name: Upgrade from ${{ matrix.wp }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     needs: [ build ]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-testing.yml
index 8e7a92c60fe74..8f3320f216b0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-testing.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-last-two-releases:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-wp-6x-mysql:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-wp-5x-php-7x-mysql:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-wp-5x-php-8x-mysql:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-wp-4x-php-7x-mysql:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-wp-4x-php-8x-mysql:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
   upgrade-tests-oldest-wp-mysql:
     name: ${{ matrix.wp }} to ${{ inputs.new-version && inputs.new-version || 'latest' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-testing.yml
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
index 2aabdf09e2641..52054cd3bd5cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint GitHub Action files
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-workflow-lint.yml
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' || ( github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' ) }}
     permissions:
       security-events: write
       actions: read
       contents: read
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-workflow-lint.yml