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+name: publiccode.yml validation
+
+on: [pull_request, push]
+
+jobs:
+  publiccode_yml_validation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: italia/publiccode-parser-action@v1
+        with:
+          publiccode: "publiccode.yml"