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+name: Licenses
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install script
+        uses: ory/ci/licenses/setup@master
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ORY_BOT_PAT || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Check licenses
+        uses: ory/ci/licenses/check@master
+      - name: Write licenses
+        uses: ory/ci/licenses/write@master
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}