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+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+permissions:
+  actions: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot-auto-update-protobuf-diff:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run this job if the PR is opened by dependabot and the last commit is from dependabot
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Generate
+        run: make clean docker-generate-protobuf
+      - name: Commit only if there are changes
+        run: |
+          if ! git diff --quiet; then
+            git config user.name "dependabot[bot]"
+            git config user.email "49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+            git add .
+            git commit -s -m "chore: update protobuf"
+            git push
+          fi