Changing logic to trigger on pull_request because lint status check has been applied in Settings > Code and automation > Branches.

Author: erinesullivan

.github/workflows/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 name: Dependabot pull requests
 
-on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["Linting"]
-    types:
-      - completed
+on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
   dependabot:
     name: Auto-merge Dependabot PRs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Only trigger if tests have passed on a Dependabot-created PR
-    if: |
-      github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' &&
-      github.event.workflow_run.pull_requests != '' &&
-      startsWith(github.event.workflow_run.head_branch, 'dependabot/') &&
-      github.event.workflow_run.pull_requests[0].user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    if:  ${{github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'}}
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
       contents: write
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      PR_URL: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.pull_requests[0].html_url }}
+      PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
     steps:
+      - name: Approve the PR
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
       - name: Merge the PR
         run: gh pr merge --squash --auto "$PR_URL"