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+name: 'Dependabot changeset maker'
+on:
+  - pull_request_target
+
+jobs:
+  generate-changeset:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'backstage/backstage'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email noreply@backstage.io
+          git config --global user.name 'Github changeset workflow'
+      - name: Generate changeset
+        uses: actions/github-script@v5
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { promises: fs } = require('fs');
+
+            // Parses package.json files and returns the package names
+            async function getPackagesNames(files) {
+              const names = [];
+              for (const file of files) {
+                const data = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(file, 'utf8'));
+                names.push(data.name);
+              }
+              return names;
+            }
+
+            async function createChangeset(fileName, commitMessage, packages) {
+              const pkgs = packages.map(pkg => `'${pkg}': patch`).join('\n');
+              const message = commitMessage.replace(/(b|B)ump ([a-z-]+)/, 'Bump `$2`');
+              const body = `---\n${pkgs}\n---\n\n${message}`;
+              await fs.writeFile(fileName, body);
+            }
+
+            const branch = await exec.getExecOutput('git branch --show-current');
+            if (!branch.stdout.startsWith('dependabot/')) {
+              console.log('Not a dependabot branch, skipping');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            const diffOutput = await exec.getExecOutput('git diff --name-only HEAD~1');
+            const diffFiles = diffOutput.stdout.split('\n');
+
+            if (diffFiles.find(f => f.startsWith('.changeset'))) {
+              console.log('Changeset already exists, skipping');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            const files = diffFiles
+              .filter(file => file !== 'package.json') // skip root package.json
+              .filter(file => file.includes('package.json'));
+
+            if (!files.length) {
+              console.log('No package.json changes, skipping');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            const packageNames = await getPackagesNames(files);
+            const { stdout: shortHash } = await exec.getExecOutput('git rev-parse --short HEAD');
+            const fileName = `.changeset/dependabot-${shortHash.trim()}.md`;
+            const { stdout: commitMessage } = await exec.getExecOutput('git show --pretty=format:%s -s HEAD');
+            await createChangeset(fileName, commitMessage, packageNames);
+            await exec.exec('git', ['add', fileName]);
+            await exec.exec('git commit -C HEAD --amend --no-edit');
+            await exec.exec('git push --force');