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-# auto merge workflow.
-#
-# Auto merge PR if commit msg begins with `chore(release):`,
-# or if it has been raised by Dependabot.
-# Uses https://github.com/ridedott/merge-me-action.
-
-name: Merge Version Change and Dependabot PRs automatically
-
-on: pull_request
-
-jobs:
-  merge:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: '0'
-
-    - name: get commit message
-      run: |
-        commitmsg=$(git log --format=%s -n 1 ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }})
-        echo "commitmsg=${commitmsg}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-    - name: show commit message
-      run : echo $commitmsg
-
-    - name: Merge Version change PR
-      if: startsWith( env.commitmsg, 'chore(release):')
-      uses: ridedott/merge-me-action@81667e6ae186ddbe6d3c3186d27d91afa7475e2c
-      with:
-        GITHUB_LOGIN: dirvine
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MERGE_BUMP_BRANCH_TOKEN }}
-        MERGE_METHOD: REBASE
-
-    - name: Dependabot Merge
-      uses: ridedott/merge-me-action@master
-      with:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        MERGE_METHOD: REBASE