build: auto merge dependabot updates

Adds a workflow which automates merging dependabot updates (except major versions).

.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml

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+# This workflow auto merges all dependabot updates except major updates.
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.1.1
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Auto merge
+        if: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' }}
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}