Automerge of dependabot pull request stuck when pushing a commit with `GITHUB_TOKEN`

[rsteube]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/tutorials/secure-your-dependencies/automating-dependabot-with-github-actions

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

When modifying a pull request opened by dependabot using the GITHUB_TOKEN the automerge process is stuck.
Seems this token does not trigger the automerge workflow (of github) and one needs to use a user/bot PAT.

The workflow runs recommended in automating-dependabot-with-github-actions are successful though so as a user it is hard to identify the issue.

Might be good to add another bulletpoint to the investigating-failed-workflow-runs that the GITHUB_TOKEN shouldn't be used for a push.

Additional information

see https://github.com/community/maintainers/discussions/686

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[jsoref]

I'm not sure what portion of readers here have access to the referenced repository (it is members only). But I support the request here.