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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Topola contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+steps:
+  check_formatting:
+    image: fsfe/reuse
+    commands:
+      - reuse lint
+    when:
+      event: [pull_request, push, tag]