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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
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Expand Up @@ -19,16 +19,24 @@ jobs:
with:
github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

- name: Generate app token
id: app-token
if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
uses: actions/create-github-app-token@fee1f7d63c2ff003460e3d139729b119787bc349 # v2
with:
app-id: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_AUTOMERGE_APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_AUTOMERGE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
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P2 Badge Avoid secrets in Dependabot pull_request_target runs

Because this job is restricted to dependabot[bot] pull_request_target events, these newly referenced app credentials are not available in the run; GitHub's secret-type docs state that Dependabot-initiated pull_request_target workflows receive a read-only GITHUB_TOKEN and no secrets (https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/reference/secret-security/secret-types#dependabot-secrets). As a result, actions/create-github-app-token will receive empty app credentials and fail before the approval/auto-merge steps for every eligible Dependabot patch/minor PR. Use a hand-off workflow under a non-Dependabot actor or another supported credential path.

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- name: Approve PR
if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
env:
PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps['app-token'].outputs.token }}

- name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
env:
PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps['app-token'].outputs.token }}
30 changes: 15 additions & 15 deletions Directory.Packages.props
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<ItemGroup>
<PackageVersion Include="AutoFixture.AutoNSubstitute" Version="4.18.1" />
<PackageVersion Include="AutoFixture.Xunit3" Version="4.19.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="AwesomeAssertions" Version="9.4.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="AWSSDK.DynamoDBv2" Version="4.0.101" />
<PackageVersion Include="AwesomeAssertions" Version="9.5.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="AWSSDK.DynamoDBv2" Version="4.0.101.4" />
<PackageVersion Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="3.0.10" />
<PackageVersion Include="LayeredCraft.DynamoMapper" Version="1.6.4" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="10.0.300" />
<!-- Testing Libraries -->
<PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
<PackageVersion Include="JetBrains.Annotations" Version="2026.2.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.7.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.8.1" />
<PackageVersion Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.3.0" />
<PackageVersion Include="NSubstitute.Analyzers.CSharp" Version="1.0.17" />
<PackageVersion Include="Testcontainers.DynamoDb" Version="4.13.0" />
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</ItemGroup>
<PropertyGroup Label="EF Core version selection">
<EFCoreVersion Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug EF11' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'Release EF11'">
11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115
[11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115, 12.0.0-a)
</EFCoreVersion>
<EFCoreVersion Condition="'$(EFCoreVersion)' == ''">10.0.9</EFCoreVersion>
<EFCoreVersion Condition="'$(EFCoreVersion)' == ''">[10.0.10, 11.0.0)</EFCoreVersion>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup Label="Microsoft EF Core">
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="$(EFCoreVersion)" />
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<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Specification.Tests" Version="$(EFCoreVersion)" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup Label="Microsoft Extensions net10" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'">
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="10.0.9" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.9" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.9" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="10.0.9" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives" Version="10.0.9" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="[10.0.10, 11.0.0)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="[10.0.10, 11.0.0)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="[10.0.10, 11.0.0)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="[10.0.10, 11.0.0)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives" Version="[10.0.10, 11.0.0)" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup Label="Microsoft Extensions net11" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net11.0'">
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives" Version="11.0.0-preview.5.26302.115" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="[11.0.0-preview.6.26359.118, 12.0.0-a)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="[11.0.0-preview.6.26359.118, 12.0.0-a)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="[11.0.0-preview.6.26359.118, 12.0.0-a)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="[11.0.0-preview.6.26359.118, 12.0.0-a)" />
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives" Version="[11.0.0-preview.6.26359.118, 12.0.0-a)" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>