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-name: Quarkiverse Pre Release
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - '.github/project.yml'
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: pre release
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: radcortez/project-metadata-action@master
-        name: retrieve project metadata
-        id: metadata
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          metadata-file-path: '.github/project.yml'
-
-      - name: Validate version
-        if: contains(steps.metadata.outputs.current-version, 'SNAPSHOT')
-        run: |
-          echo '::error::Cannot release a SNAPSHOT version.'
-          exit 1
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