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+name: Build DeepSpeed
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    environment: release-env
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        ref: "master"
+
+    - id: setup-venv
+      uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-venv
+
+    - name: Build DeepSpeed
+      run: |
+        DS_BUILD_STRING=" " python setup.py sdist
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