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-# Validates and merges release PRs after they have been approved. 
-name: Merge V1 Release PR
-
-on:
-  pull_request_review:
-    types:
-      - submitted
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    name: Validate and Merge PR
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest      
-    if: "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'release-v1' && github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'v1' && github.event.pull_request.title == 'chore: kickoff v1 release' && github.event.review.state == 'approved' }}"
-    
-    steps:
-      - name: Merge PR
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-        run: "gh pr merge $PR --repo aws-amplify/amplify-ios --merge --subject 'chore: kickoff release' --body ''"