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+name: build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot-auto-merge:
+    name: 'Dependabot auto-merge'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+      run: gh pr merge --auto "$PR_URL"
+      env:
+        PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}