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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'mendix/cf-mendix-buildpack'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: dependabot-metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Approve a PR if not already approved
+        run: |
+          gh pr checkout "$PR_URL"
+          if [ "$(gh pr status --json reviewDecision -q .currentBranch.reviewDecision)" != "APPROVED" ];
+          then gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+          else echo "PR already approved, skipping additional approvals to minimize emails/notification noise.";
+          fi
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        if: steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}