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+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # runs weekly on Sunday at 00:00
+ 
+jobs:
+  update-flake-inputs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - name: Update flake.lock
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@main
+        with:
+          pr-title: "Update flake.lock" # Title of PR to be created
+          pr-labels: |                  # Labels to be set on the PR
+            dependencies
+            automated