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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Read Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@21025c705c08248db411dc16f3619e6b5f9ea21a # v2
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for patch and minor updates
+        if: >-
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' ||
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"