XS✔ ◾ Fix Dependabot auto-merge permissions#815
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Pull request overview
This PR fixes a regression in Dependabot auto-merge by expanding the GitHub App token permissions from pull_requests:write alone to also include contents:write and workflows:write. After tokens were scoped to least privilege per job, the auto-merge step lacked the access needed to schedule a merge (contents:write) and to merge PRs that modify workflow files (workflows:write), which all Dependabot PRs in this repo do.
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- Added
contents:writeandworkflows:writeto the minted GitHub App token permissions for the Dependabot auto-merge job, alongside the existingpull_requests:write.
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Purpose
Auto-merge for Dependabot pull requests regressed after GitHub App tokens were scoped to least privilege per job. The token that enables auto-merge no longer carried the access needed to schedule a merge or to update workflow files, so it failed with a permissions error.
Impact
Dependabot pull requests can be auto-merged again. Every Dependabot update in this repository targets GitHub Actions and therefore modifies workflow files, so the auto-merge token now also requests the corresponding access. This relies on the matching Workflows permission being granted on the GitHub App installation.