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ci: enable Dependabot auto-merge with PAT so releases cascade#179

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Swaps the merge step's token to ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} so a Dependabot auto-merge re-triggers release.yml (GITHUB_TOKEN merges don't). Requires GH_TOKEN as a Dependabot secret.

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A merge performed with GITHUB_TOKEN does not trigger downstream workflows,
so release.yml never fired after a Dependabot merge. Enable auto-merge with
the GH_TOKEN PAT (falls back to GITHUB_TOKEN) to restore the release cascade.
Requires GH_TOKEN as a Dependabot secret in this repo.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
@nmccready nmccready merged commit 861304f into master Jun 16, 2026
@nmccready nmccready deleted the fix/auto-merge-pat-cascade branch June 16, 2026 16:36
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