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+name: 'Lock new issues'
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: opened
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  action:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.repository == 'reactplay/react-play'
+    steps:
+      - uses: dessant/repo-lockdown@v3
+        with:
+          close-issue: false
+          exclude-issue-labels: '🏁 status: ready for dev'
+          process-only: 'issues'
+          skip-closed-issue-comment: true
+          issue-comment: >
+            To reduce notifications, issues are locked. Your issue will be unlocked when we add the label `🏁 status: ready for dev`.