feat: add --bump-patch-version and --no-prompt flags to merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh by Copilot · Pull Request #158 · joshjohanning/github-misc-scripts

Copilot · 2026-03-18T03:57:33Z

When a Dependabot PR updates a prod dependency, CI often requires a patch version bump before the PR can merge. Previously this meant manually cloning, switching branches, running npm version patch, committing, and pushing for each affected repo. Additionally, the merge command previously auto-merged all matching PRs without any confirmation.

Changes

New --bump-patch-version flag – mutually exclusive with --dry-run; finds matching PRs, clones each branch, bumps the npm patch version, and pushes
Authenticated clone via gh repo clone – handles private repos without extra credential setup
package-lock.json staged if present – gracefully skips if absent
Commit message: chore: bump version to <version>
Summary output uses "Bumped" label and reminds to wait for CI before merging
Interactive confirmation by default – merge mode now prompts ❓ Merge owner/repo#N? [y/N] before each PR; declining increments the "Skipped" counter
New --no-prompt flag – skips the per-PR confirmation and merges all matching PRs automatically
README updated with usage examples for both new flags

Usage

# Bump patch version on all matching PR branches, then wait for CI before merging
./merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh repos.txt "chore(deps)*" squash "" --bump-patch-version

# Once CI passes, merge with interactive confirmation (default)
./merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh repos.txt "chore(deps)*" squash ""

# Merge all matching PRs without confirmation prompt
./merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh repos.txt "chore(deps)*" squash "" --no-prompt

Original prompt

I use the gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh script to manage my action repos, namely meeting in like Dependabot PRs. Sometimes the Dependabot PR is updating a prod dependency, and I can't merge without bump the patch version.

What I have to do then is locally open up the repo, pull latest, switch to right branch, run npm version patch --no-git-tag-version, commit the change, and push, then the PR should be ready to merge.

In this script, can we introduce a --bump-patch-version that I would run kind of like '--dry-run- it wouldn't be ran with the merge command or dry run. The idea is I would run the bump command, it would clone to a temp dir and do the above (ideally the commit message would indicate:chore: bunk version to $ver`), and then push. CI has to run and pass before I can merge.

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joshjohanning · 2026-03-18T14:23:01Z

@copilot I also think that the merge should have a --merge or --confirm flag so it doesn't jsut auto merge without confirmation on this guy... lilke maybe default is interactively and there is a --confirm or --no-confirm or maybe --no-prompt that does it without prompting

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Copilot · 2026-03-18T14:27:19Z

@copilot I also think that the merge should have a --merge or --confirm flag so it doesn't jsut auto merge without confirmation on this guy... lilke maybe default is interactively and there is a --con...

Added in 8a1fd57. Merge mode now prompts ❓ Merge owner/repo#N? [y/N] before each PR by default. Pass --no-prompt to skip the confirmation and merge all matching PRs automatically. PRs declined at the prompt are counted in the "Skipped" summary. --dry-run and --bump-patch-version are unaffected (never interactive).

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Pull request overview

Updates the merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh gh-cli helper to add safer merge behavior (optional per-PR confirmation) and a new mode to bump npm patch versions on matching PR branches before merging, along with corresponding README documentation updates.

Changes:

Add --no-prompt to allow non-interactive batch merging without per-PR confirmation
Add --bump-patch-version mode to clone matching PR branches, run an npm patch bump, commit, and push
Update gh-cli/README.md usage examples and script description to reflect the new flags/mode

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File	Description
gh-cli/README.md	Documents new `--no-prompt` behavior and adds `--bump-patch-version` example usage
gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh	Implements confirmation prompting, branch extraction, and npm patch bump workflow

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Pull request overview

Adds new operational modes and safety controls to the merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh script to better handle Dependabot PR workflows that require an npm patch version bump and to avoid unintended bulk merges.

Changes:

Added --bump-patch-version mode to clone PR branches, bump npm patch version, commit, and push (optionally enabling auto-merge).
Added interactive per-PR merge confirmation by default, plus --no-prompt to merge without confirmation.
Updated matching PR query output to include branch names and refreshed README usage examples.

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File	Description
gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh	Adds bump-and-push workflow, auto-merge support, interactive prompting, and updated PR querying/filters.
gh-cli/README.md	Documents new flags and provides updated usage examples.

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…--enable-auto-merge options

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Pull request overview

Updates the gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh utility to support optionally bumping npm patch versions on matching PR branches (to satisfy CI requirements) and to make batch merging safer via per-PR confirmation (with an opt-out flag).

Changes:

Add --bump-patch-version mode to clone matching PR branches, run npm version patch, commit, and push (optionally enabling auto-merge)
Add interactive confirmation before each merge by default, plus --no-prompt to merge without confirmation
Update gh-cli/README.md usage examples to document the new flags

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File	Description
gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh	Implements new bump mode, auto-merge support, and default interactive confirmation for merges
gh-cli/README.md	Documents updated behavior and adds examples for `--bump-patch-version` and `--no-prompt`

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gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh

+          if ! [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+            echo "Error: No TTY available for interactive prompt - use --no-prompt"


gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh

+repo_list_file=${positional_args[0]}
+pr_title_pattern=${positional_args[1]}
+merge_method=${positional_args[2]:-squash}
+commit_title=${positional_args[3]:-}


gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh

@@ -31,44 +40,88 @@
 #   - PRs must be open and in a mergeable state
 #   - Use * as a wildcard in the title pattern (e.g., "chore(deps)*" matches any title starting with "chore(deps)")
 #   - If multiple PRs match in a repo, all will be listed but only the first will be merged (use --dry-run to preview)


gh-cli/merge-pull-requests-by-title.sh

@@ -128,16 +181,33 @@ while IFS= read -r repo_url || [ -n "$repo_url" ]; do
    jq_pattern="${jq_pattern//$/\\$}"
    jq_pattern="${jq_pattern//|/\\|}"


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		if ! [[ -t 0 ]]; then
		echo "Error: No TTY available for interactive prompt - use --no-prompt"

		@@ -128,16 +181,33 @@ while IFS= read -r repo_url \|\| [ -n "$repo_url" ]; do
		jq_pattern="${jq_pattern//$/\\$}"
		jq_pattern="${jq_pattern//\|/\\\|}"

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