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+name: Merge develop to next minor branch
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+
+jobs:
+  merge-branch:
+    name: Merge develop branch
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'codeigniter4'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Merge branch
+        uses: everlytic/branch-merge@1.1.5
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ github.token }}
+          source_ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          target_branch: '4.6' # bump when minor version is bumped
+          commit_message_template: 'Merge branch ''{source_ref}'' into {target_branch}'