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+name: Check MicroK8s patches
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        patch: [strict, fips]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Apply patches
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email microk8s@canonical.com
+          git config --global user.name microk8s-bot
+          git am build-scripts/patches/${{ matrix.patch }}/*.patch