Upgrade: [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml from 1.0.8 to 1.0.17 (#36)

Bumps
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<h2>v1.0.17</h2>
<h2><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/compare/v1.0.16...v1.0.17">1.0.17</a>
(2025-11-07)</h2>
<h3>Upgrade</h3>
<ul>
<li>[dependabot] - bump
NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release/.github/workflows/pr_title_check.yml
from 2.0.19 to 2.0.20 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nhsdigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/issues/29">#29</a>)
(<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/commit/bfb2283ffa7583cb5afbf3c186f26c84f03cbf5e">bfb2283</a>)</li>
<li>[dependabot] - bump
NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release/.github/workflows/tag-release.yml
from 2.0.19 to 2.0.20 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nhsdigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/issues/28">#28</a>)
(<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/commit/7015e88479f7cca5a73150990f0e3671fa22b7de">7015e88</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Info</h2>
<p><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/compare/bfb2283ffa75...7015e88479f7">See
code diff</a>
<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/actions/runs/19158201523">Release
workflow run</a></p>
<p>It was initialized by <a
href="https://github.com/apps/eps-autoapprove-dependabot">eps-autoapprove-dependabot[bot]</a></p>
<h2>v1.0.16</h2>
<h2><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/compare/v1.0.15...v1.0.16">1.0.16</a>
(2025-11-06)</h2>
<h3>Upgrade</h3>
<ul>
<li>[dependabot] - bump
NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release/.github/workflows/pr_title_check.yml
from 2.0.18 to 2.0.19 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nhsdigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/issues/27">#27</a>)
(<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/commit/8d1e9177d557b4129d482bde31c6fbcece54e1d8">8d1e917</a>)</li>
<li>[dependabot] - bump
NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release/.github/workflows/tag-release.yml
from 2.0.18 to 2.0.19 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nhsdigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/issues/26">#26</a>)
(<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/commit/4f517b6420a6a6bb5007525b9ca231b3cd06a5a1">4f517b6</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Info</h2>
<p><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/compare/8d1e9177d557...4f517b6420a6">See
code diff</a>
<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/actions/runs/19124927494">Release
workflow run</a></p>
<p>It was initialized by <a
href="https://github.com/apps/eps-autoapprove-dependabot">eps-autoapprove-dependabot[bot]</a></p>
<h2>v1.0.15</h2>
<h2><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/compare/v1.0.14...v1.0.15">1.0.15</a>
(2025-11-05)</h2>
<h3>Upgrade</h3>
<ul>
<li>[dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release from
2.0.17 to 2.0.18 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nhsdigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/issues/25">#25</a>)
(<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/commit/684e4b4ec224915a8cca6fa6ba39362b04676954">684e4b4</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Info</h2>
<p><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/compare/d7753049e266...684e4b4ec224">See
code diff</a>
<a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/actions/runs/19091322164">Release
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<li><a
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<li><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/commit/bfb2283ffa7583cb5afbf3c186f26c84f03cbf5e"><code>bfb2283</code></a>
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<li><a
href="https://github.com/NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/commit/4f517b6420a6a6bb5007525b9ca231b3cd06a5a1"><code>4f517b6</code></a>
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<li><a
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Upgrade: [dependabot] - bump
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<li><a
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Upgrade: [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release
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<li><a
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Upgrade: [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release
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<li><a
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<li><a
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Upgrade: [dependabot] - bump NHSDigital/eps-workflow-semantic-release
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge:
     needs: quality_checks
-    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml@2bdd37b9e0575576228b722fee51986f57afb2a1
+    uses: NHSDigital/eps-workflow-dependabot/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml@4b56ed8edd7c5357fd0123a2bd84b3429d3a6b20
     secrets:
       AUTOMERGE_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_APP_ID }}
       AUTOMERGE_PEM: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_PEM }}