Automerge staging into next

.github/workflows/automerge.yml

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+# this uses the action to merge special branches on push
+# https://github.com/marketplace/actions/merge-branch
+name: Merge protected branches
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [automerge_staging, staging]
+
+jobs:
+  merge-staging-into-next:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'staging' }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Merge staging into next
+        uses: devmasx/[email protected]
+        with:
+          type: now
+          target_branch: next
+          message: Merge staging into next
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}