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-name: Ensure GH PRs have a corresponding JIRA issue
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, edited]
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
-
-env:
-  GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-  NUM: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-
-jobs:
-  check-jira-uri:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check for required URI pattern
-        id: check_uri
-        env:
-          PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
-          URIPAT:  "https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OPENJDK-"
-        run: |
-          if echo "$PR_BODY" | grep -q "$URIPAT"; then
-            echo "missing=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "missing=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
-      - name: Apply label if URI missing
-        if: steps.check_uri.outputs.missing == 'true'
-        run: | 
-          gh pr edit "$NUM" --add-label "needs-jira-issue"
-          exit 1 # fail workflow; must be resolved to green-light PR
-
-      - name: Remove label if URI present
-        if: steps.check_uri.outputs.missing == 'false'
-        run: gh pr edit "$NUM" --remove-label "needs-jira-issue"
-
-  label-branch:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Add branch label if missing
-        run: gh pr edit "$NUM" --add-label "$GITHUB_BASE_REF"