Chore: [AEA-0000] - add dependabot approve schedule#144
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Pull request overview
Adds a scheduled GitHub Actions workflow to auto-approve dependency update PRs, and removes the previous Dependabot auto-approve job from the pull request workflow.
Changes:
- Removed the Dependabot auto-approve/auto-merge reusable-workflow job from the PR workflow.
- Added a new scheduled workflow (
auto_approve_dependabot.yml) to auto-approve dependency updates. - Deleted the
.github/CODEOWNERSprotections for workflow changes.
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| File | Description |
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| .github/workflows/pull_request.yml | Removes the Dependabot auto-approve/merge job from the PR workflow. |
| .github/workflows/auto_approve_dependabot.yml | Adds a scheduled workflow to auto-approve dependency update PRs using NHSDigital/eps-dependabot-approve. |
| .github/CODEOWNERS | Removes workflow ownership restrictions for .github/workflows/. |
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- Deleting the CODEOWNERS rule that required
@NHSDigital/eps-adminsto own.github/workflows/removes an important protection against unauthorized workflow changes (workflows can access privileged tokens/secrets). Consider keeping a CODEOWNERS entry for workflows (either in.github/CODEOWNERSor a rootCODEOWNERS) so workflow edits still require admin review.
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