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+name: Bypass Branch Protection for Hotfix PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+
+jobs:
+  bypass-protection:
+    if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'hotfix/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Attempt Rebase and Merge Hotfix PR
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --rebase --admin
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}