Added CODEOWNERS and dependabot automation

.github/CODEOWNERS

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+# Reviewers for Dependabot PRs (Dependencies)
+pyproject.toml  @sebastian-peter
+poetry.lock  @sebastian-peter
+
+# Sourcecode Reviewers
+/src @sebastian-peter
+/tests @sebastian-peter
+
+# Reviewers for CI/CD related PRs
+.github/workflows/  @sebastian-peter  @PhilippSchmelter

.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml

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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'ie3-institute/simonaMarkovLoad'
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@d7267f607e9d3fb96fc2fbe83e0af444713e90b7
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+      - name: Check Snapshot
+        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.new-version, 'snap')
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::Snapshot versions are not allowed – workflow stopped."
+          exit 1 
+
+      - name: Approve the PR
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
+        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

CHANGELOG.md

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 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- `CODEOWNERS` file and dependabot automation [#7](https://github.com/ie3-institute/simonaMarkovLoad/issues/7)
+
 ### Changed
-- Compute instantaneous kW from cumulative kWh via 15-minute differencing [#1](https://github.com/ie3-institute/simonaMarkovLoad/issues/1)
+- Compute instantaneous kW from cumulative kWh via 15-minute differencing [#1](https://github.com/ie3-institute/simonaMarkovLoad/issues/1)