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@Enselic Enselic commented Apr 18, 2025

Why:

I tried using the example with a merge queue, but that did not work.

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Document that so others don't have to try.

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I'm adding a new Note. Rendered:

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Pull Request Overview

This pull request updates the documentation to clarify that dependabot auto-merge will not work if using a merge queue due to status checks not running.

  • Added a new note detailing the limitation when merge queues are used.
  • Updated the documentation to prevent user confusion regarding dependabot auto-merge behavior.

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Thanks so much for opening a PR! I'll get this triaged for review

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