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-name: Dependabot merge
-on: pull_request_target
-
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: automerge
-        uses: "pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.14.2"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Reject PR
-        if: failure()
-        uses: superbrothers/close-pull-request@v3
-        with:
-          comment: "PR closed due to failing tests."