diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake-bump.yaml b/.github/workflows/flake-bump.yaml
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+name: Flake bump
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'flake.lock'
+    branches:
+      - gardenlinux
+
+jobs:
+  gitlint:
+    name: Check flake bump requirements
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python 3.11
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.11"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install --upgrade gitlint
+    - name: Lint git commit messages
+      run: |
+        gitlint --commits origin/$GITHUB_BASE_REF.. -C .gitlint_auto_approve
+
+  gitmerge:
+    name: Merge flake bump
+    needs: gitlint  # hard dependency on this check job
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Generate token
+      id: generate_token
+      uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+      with:
+        app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_AUTO_APPROVE_APP_ID }}
+        private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_AUTO_APPROVE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+        owner: daedalus-ca
+        repositories: test-auto-approve
+    - name: Merge Pull request
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
+      run: |
+        # GitHub CLI api
+        # https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_api
+        gh api \
+          --method PUT \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+          -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
+          /repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/pulls/${{ github.event.number }}/merge \
+          -f 'merge_method=rebase'
diff --git a/.gitlint_auto_approve b/.gitlint_auto_approve
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+[general]
+extra-path=ci/gitlint/rules_auto_approve
+regex-style-search=true
+ignore=body-is-missing,body-max-line-length
+
+# default 72
+[title-max-length]
+line-length=72
+
+# Empty bodies are fine
+[body-min-length]
+min-length=0
+
+[UC-flake]
+filepath=flake.lock
diff --git a/ci/README.auto.approve.md b/ci/README.auto.approve.md
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+# Flake bump auto approve
+
+## Description
+
+We add a github workflow `Flake bump`.
+First job of this workflow checks if a merge request contains only one commit which updates the `flake.lock` file.
+If this condition is met the second job approve this merge request and automatically merge it.
+The approval is done with a dedicated GitHubApp.
+
+## Install
+
+* Follow this guide: https://docs.github.com/en/apps/creating-github-apps/registering-a-github-app/registering-a-github-app
+* Create a GitHub app `auto-approve-app` in your GH organization
+  * github.com/github-organization/ -> Settings -> Developer Settings -> GitHub Apps -> New GitHub App
+    * Add a name and Homepage URL
+    * Add Repository Permissions
+      * Actions: RO
+      * Contents: RW
+      * Metadata: RO
+      * Pull Requests: RW
+      * Workflows: RW
+
+* Install this app into your organization
+  * github.com/github-organization/ -> Settings -> Developer Settings -> GitHub Apps -> Select `auto-approve-app` -> Install App
+    * Only select repositories:
+      * repository-name
+
+* Find app_id
+  * github.com/github-organization/ -> Settings -> Developer Settings -> GitHub Apps -> Select `auto-approve-app`
+  * you find the app_id in the `General` section
+
+* Create app client secret
+  * github.com/github-organization/ -> Settings -> Developer Settings -> GitHub Apps -> Select `auto-approve-app` -> Client secrets
+  * The private key will be downloaded using your browser
+  * Save it in 1Password or vault
+
+* Create two organization secrets:
+  * GH_AUTO_APPROVE_APP_ID
+  * GH_AUTO_APPROVE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY
+
+* Add Github App `auto-approve-app` to your branch ruleset.
+  * github.com/github-organization/repository -> Settings -> Rules -> Rulesets -> rule name -> Bypass list -> Add bypass
+  * This allows the Github App `auto-approve-app` to merge the MRs even if other conditions of the ruleset are not met.
diff --git a/ci/gitlint/rules_auto_approve/only-flake.py b/ci/gitlint/rules_auto_approve/only-flake.py
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+# Copyright © 2026 Cyberus Technology GmbH
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+from gitlint.options import ListOption, StrOption
+from gitlint.rules import CommitRule, RuleViolation
+
+class SingleSpecificFile(CommitRule):
+    """Reject commits which modifies files other than those specified"""
+    id = "UC-flake"
+    name = "body-require-single-specific-file"
+    description = "Commit must change exactly one specific file"
+    target = None  # Applies to entire commit
+    options_spec = [
+        StrOption(
+            "filepath",
+            "flake.lock",
+            "The file path to check"
+        )
+    ]
+
+    def validate(self, commit):
+        changed_files = getattr(commit, "changed_files", None)
+        if changed_files is None:
+            # Newer gitlint commit objects expose the touched paths directly via
+            # `changed_files`. Older variants may only expose
+            # `changed_files_stats`, a mapping keyed by changed path, so we fall
+            # back to its keys when `changed_files` is unavailable.
+            changed_files_stats = getattr(commit, "changed_files_stats", {})
+            changed_files = list(changed_files_stats.keys())
+
+        if len(changed_files) != 1:
+            return [RuleViolation("commit-changes-multiple-files-or-none", f"Commit changes {len(changed_files)} files, expected exactly 1: {', '.join(changed_files)}")]
+
+        filepath = self.options["filepath"].value
+        if changed_files[0] != filepath:
+            return [RuleViolation("commit-wrong-file", f"Commit changes '{changed_files[0]}', expected only '{filepath}'")]
+
+####################
+# Usage of this rule
+####################
+#
+# .gitlint_auto_approve file
+# [general]
+# extra-path=ci/gitlint/rules_auto_approve
+# regex-style-search=true
+# ignore=body-is-missing,body-max-line-length
+
+# # default 72
+# [title-max-length]
+# line-length=72
+
+# # Empty bodies are fine
+# [body-min-length]
+# min-length=0
+
+# [UC-flake]
+# filepath=flake.lock
+
+## run with
+# nix run nixpkgs#gitlint -- --commits origin/main.. -C .gitlint_auto_approve