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+name: Lint Commit Messages
+on: [pull_request]
+
+# TODO: we clould run other checks as well (e.g. tf linting, docs creation etc.), maybe even via pre-commit
+jobs:
+  commitlint:
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, x64, linux, ephemeral, zon-image-latest]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v5