From ff076a5a40ead8c3bd07c1a252d6abc70f461999 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michel Roegl-Brunner
 <73236783+michelroegl-brunner@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 11:19:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Authenticate gh with PAT before merging PR

Updated GitHub Actions workflow to authenticate with a Personal Access Token (PAT) before merging pull requests.
---
 .github/workflows/publish_release.yml | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index bb9294f..47a70d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
      
-      - name: Merge PR
+      - name: Authenticate gh with PAT
         run: |
-          gh pr merge ${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }} --squash --admin
+          echo "${{ secrets.MERGE_PAT }}" | gh auth login --with-token
+
+
+      - name: Merge PR as PAT user
+        run: |
+          gh pr merge "${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }}" --squash --body "Merge VERSION update" --admin
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       
       - name: Wait for PR merge
         uses: actions/github-script@v7