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+name: update-flake-lock
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # runs weekly on Sunday at 00:00
+
+jobs:
+  lockfile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v14
+        with:
+          install_url: https://nixos-nix-install-tests.cachix.org/serve/vij683ly7sl95nnhb67bdjjfabclr85m/install
+          install_options: '--tarball-url-prefix https://nixos-nix-install-tests.cachix.org/serve'
+          extra_nix_config: |
+            experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+            access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Update flake.lock
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@v6