Fix github workflow for dependabot

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -32,14 +32,3 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN }}
         run: ./gradlew build jacocoTestReport coveralls --scan
-
-  dependabot:
-    needs: [ build ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.triggering_actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
-    steps:
-      - name: Auto-merge Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}

.github/workflows/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Dependabot
+
+on: pull_request_target
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    needs: [build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: dependabot-metadata
+        uses: dependabot/[email protected]
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Enable auto-merge Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Approve patch and minor updates
+        if: ${{ steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major' }}
+        run: gh pr review $PR_URL --approve -b "Pull request **approved** because **it includes a patch or minor update**"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}