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-name: Update submodules
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 6 * * 01" # every monday at 6 am (UTC)
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-env:
-  COMMIT_MESSAGE: "chore: update submodules"
-
-jobs:
-  sync-shared-submodule:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          submodules: "true"
-      - name: Pull Remote Changes
-        run: git pull
-      - name: Update submodule
-        run: |
-          git submodule update --init --remote
-          echo "NEW_BRANCH=update-submodules-${GITHUB_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Commit changes
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}
-          create_branch: true
-          commit_message: ${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE }}
-          commit_user_name: eclipse-edc-bot
-          commit_user_email: edc-bot@eclipse.org
-          commit_author: eclipse-edc-bot <edc-bot@eclipse.org>
-      - name: Create a pull request
-        id: create_a_pull_request
-        uses: vsoch/pull-request-action@master
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: "main"
-          PULL_REQUEST_FROM_BRANCH: ${{ env.NEW_BRANCH }}
-          PULL_REQUEST_TITLE: ${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE }}