diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index bdd69f71..94fac1c9 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -70,23 +70,46 @@ pull_request_rules:
 
 merge_protections:
   - name: CI must pass
-    description: >-
-      All CI checks must pass. This protection prevents manual merges
-      that bypass the merge queue.
+    description: All CI checks must pass or be legitimately skipped (path
+      filtering). Matrix job names differ between running and skipped states, so
+      the test-cross-platform rule uses an and/or pattern to handle both.
     if:
       - base = main
     success_conditions:
-      - check-success = quality
-      - check-success = test
-      - "check-success = test-cross-platform (ubuntu-latest, Linux)"
-      - "check-success = test-cross-platform (ubuntu-22.04, Linux)"
-      - "check-success = test-cross-platform (macos-latest, macOS)"
-      - "check-success = test-cross-platform (windows-latest, Windows)"
-      - check-success = coverage
-
+      - or:
+          - check-success = quality
+          - check-skipped = quality
+      - or:
+          - check-success = test
+          - check-skipped = test
+      - or:
+          - and:
+              - check-success = test-cross-platform (ubuntu-latest, Linux)
+              - check-success = test-cross-platform (ubuntu-22.04, Linux)
+              - check-success = test-cross-platform (macos-latest, macOS)
+              - check-success = test-cross-platform (windows-latest, Windows)
+          - check-skipped = test-cross-platform
+      - or:
+          - check-success = coverage
+          - check-skipped = coverage
   - name: Do not merge outdated PRs
     description: Make sure PRs are within 10 commits of the base branch before merging
     if:
       - base = main
     success_conditions:
       - "#commits-behind <= 10"
+priority_rules:
+  - name: Bot Generated
+    priority: low
+    conditions:
+      - and:
+          - author = dependabot[bot]
+          - base = main
+    allow_checks_interruption: true
+  - name: Bug Fixes
+    priority: high
+    conditions:
+      - and:
+          - "title ~= ^bug(\\\\(.*\\\\))?:"
+          - base = main
+    allow_checks_interruption: true