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+on:
+  pull_request:
+  branches: [main, master]
+paths-ignore:
+  - '.github/**'
+
+name: version checks
+
+jobs:
+  check-r-version:
+  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+env:
+  GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+- uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+with:
+  use-public-rspm: true
+
+- uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+with:
+  packages: any::gh, any::fuj
+install-pandoc: false
+
+- uses: jmbarbone/actions/r-check-version@main
+with:
+  ignore-dev-version: true