GitHub ruleset bypass only works when rule is in "Evaluate" mode

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I'm trying to set up a github branch ruleset to require approval of pull releases before merging. But I want an exception for our automated release action. I thought I had it working with the ruleset in "evaluate" mode, but when I make the ruleset "active", it fails. What's the correct way?

I've set up the action to use a token associated with a bot that I've put on the rule's bypass list.

When the rule is in "evaluate" status, it works fine. The pull requests generated by the action don't require approval and merge fine. There is an entry in the insights for the rule that marks the action as "bypass". That's exactly what I want.

But when I change the rule to "active", the pull requests require approval again.

Isn't the point of the "evaluate" status to check how the rule would perform when active?

This also holds true when I include "repository admins" in the bypass rules. Then, when the rule is under "evaluate" status, I, the repository creator, can make PRs that don't need approvals. When the rule is "active", I can't.

What is actually required to allow a contributor to be exempt from a requirement of pull request approvals?

(My only hesitance on reporting this as a bug, is that my organization maybe has additional rules I can't see, but that wouldn't explain why the "evaluate" mode works as expected, and I can't see how there would be a rule to modify my rule only when "active" in a way that's not visible.)

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