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+name: Update branches
+
+# Controls when the action will run.
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push events for the development branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This job updates the development branch with the master branch
+  update-development:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+      # Checks-out the repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so the job can access it
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      # Runs a single command using the runners shell
+      - name: Merge master into development
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "${{ github.actor }}"
+          git config user.email "${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git checkout development
+          git merge --no-ff master
+          git push origin development