Dependabot

version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "daily"
  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"

Auto merging dependabot

Ensure allow github to create and approvs prs is set Also setup branch protection to block merges on build and test

name: auto-merge-dependabot

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 5 * * 1"
  workflow_dispatch:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  pull_request:

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  dependabot:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      pull-requests: write
      contents: write
    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
    steps:
      - id: metadata
        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
        with:
          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
      - run: |
          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
          gh pr merge --squash --auto "$PR_URL"
        env:
          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}