chore: enabled auto merge for dependabot prs if they passes the ci checks (#8856)

.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml

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+name: Dependabot Auto Merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'aaif-goose/goose'
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@d7267f607e9d3fb96fc2fbe83e0af444713e90b7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Approve patch and minor PRs
+        if: |
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' ||
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for patch and minor PRs
+        if: |
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' ||
+          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}