diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
index 96b8b6d24..db0dabed1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ jobs:
  
       - name: Setup Terraform
         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v1
+
+      - name: Install jq and gh
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y jq
+          sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key C99B11DEB97541F0
+          sudo apt-add-repository https://cli.github.com/packages
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y gh
+
+      - name: Run branch protection script
+        run: ./check_branch_protection.sh
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
  
       - name: Change directory to Terraform config
         run: cd components
@@ -58,4 +72,4 @@ jobs:
             -var="location=UK South" \
             -var="override_action=plan" \
             -var="github_token=${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}"
-          terraform apply -auto-approve tfplan
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+          terraform apply -auto-approve tfplan