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-# https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/working-with-dependabot/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions#enable-auto-merge-on-a-pull-request
-name: dependabot auto-merge
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - main
-permissions: {}
-jobs:
-  dependabot-automerge:
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
-    steps:
-    - name: Fetch dependabot metadata
-      id: metadata
-      uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@08eff52bf64351f401fb50d4972fa95b9f2c2d1b # v2.4.0
-      with:
-        github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-    - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs # these still need approval before merge
-      run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-      env:
-        PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}