updated dep, v2.6.1,enable automerge dependabot PRs

Author: timea-solid

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
        node-version:
           - 18.x
           - 20.x
+          - 22.x
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
@@ -28,14 +29,27 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm test
       - run: npm run build --if-present
       - name: Save build
-        if: matrix.node-version == '18.x'
+        if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: build
           path: |
             .
             !node_modules
           retention-days: 1
+          
+  dependabot:
+    name: 'Dependabot'
+    needs: build # After the E2E and build jobs, if one of them fails, it won't merge the PR.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'}} # Detect that the PR author is dependabot
+    steps:
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL" # Use Github CLI to merge automatically the PR
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
   npm-publish-build:
       needs: build
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -45,20 +59,20 @@ jobs:
             name: build
         - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
           with:
-            node-version: 18.x
+            node-version: 20.x
         - uses: rlespinasse/[email protected]
         - name: Append commit hash to package version
           run: 'sed -i -E "s/(\"version\": *\"[^\"]+)/\1-${GITHUB_SHA_SHORT}/" package.json'
         - name: Disable pre- and post-publish actions
           run: 'sed -i -E "s/\"((pre|post)publish)/\"ignore:\1/" package.json'
-        - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v4
+        - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v4.1.0
           if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.actor != 'dependabot-preview[bot]'
           with:
             token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
             tag: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}
 
   npm-publish-latest:
-    needs: build
+    needs: [build, npm-publish-build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
@@ -67,10 +81,10 @@ jobs:
           name: build
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Disable pre- and post-publish actions
         run: 'sed -i -E "s/\"((pre|post)publish)/\"ignore:\1/" package.json'
-      - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v4
+      - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v4.1.0
         if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.actor != 'dependabot-preview[bot]'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}