dependabot.yml

# This workflow allows auto approve and auto merge for minor versions
# Make sure to enable auto-merge in your repo settings and protect the target branch with “checks must pass before merge

name: Dependabot auto-approve and auto merge
on: pull_request

permissions:
  pull-requests: write
  contents: write

jobs:
  dependabot:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
    steps:
      - name: Dependabot metadata
        id: metadata
        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.6.0
        with:
          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
      - name: Approve a PR
        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
        env:
          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}

      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
        # != major is the same as minor+patch
        if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'}}
        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
        env:
          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}