chore(sync): synced local '.github/' with remote 'general/.github/'

Synced from dgibbs64/repo-sync@007a1a3634394844874d6dc6ebf5f43136f12001 — fix(sync): target LinuxGSM develop branch instead of master

master has minimal branch protection (admin bypass), so syncs there landed without review. develop enforces PR review and required checks.

.github/workflows/action-dependabot-automerge.yml

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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Approve and enable auto-merge for minor/patch updates
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+          gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"

.github/workflows/action-update-copyright-years-in-license-file.yml

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+name: Update copyright year(s) in license file
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 3 1 1 *" # 03:00 AM on January 1
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  update-license-year:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Action Update License Year
+        uses: FantasticFiasco/action-update-license-year@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          path: LICENSE.md
+      - name: Merge pull request
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge --merge --delete-branch