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+name: Trigger Publish Action
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: 
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with: 
+          repository: exasol/kb-flare
+          ref: main
+          token: ${{ secrets.EXA_CI_7_TOKEN }}
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Pull & update submodules recursively
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
+          git submodule update --recursive --remote
+
+      - name: Commit
+        run: |
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions - update submodules"
+          git add --all
+          git commit -m "Update submodules" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push