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+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 */5 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: write-all
+
+jobs:
+  push_upstream:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: git fetch -a origin --unshallow || true
+      - run: git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
+      - run: git config user.email "<bot@github.com>"
+      - run: git checkout ci
+      - run: git remote add upstream -f https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu
+      - run: git rebase upstream/master
+      - run: git push -f --set-upstream origin "ci:upstream"
+
+  keepalive-job:
+    name: Keepalive Workflow
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    needs: push_upstream
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: gautamkrishnar/keepalive-workflow@v2
+        with:
+          use_api: false