diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 34bcf0e..bd8d3b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 name: Auto-merge dev→main
 
+# The --auto flag defers merge until required status checks pass, but only if
+# main has branch protection with those checks marked "required" in
+# Settings → Branches. Without required checks configured, GitHub merges
+# immediately and CI failures do not block the merge.
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 29d837c..2590b74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        go: ['1.22', 'stable']
+        # Go 1.22 hits a dyld "missing LC_UUID" bug on macOS Sequoia+ runners
+        # (golang/go#71920, fixed in 1.23.4). go.mod still declares `go 1.22`
+        # so consumers on 1.22 can still use the library.
+        go: ['1.23', 'stable']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4