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.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -9,20 +9,3 @@ updates:
     target-branch: "master"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'owner/my_repo'
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@d7267f607e9d3fb96fc2fbe83e0af444713e90b7
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, 'my-dependency') && steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}