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+name: Team awesome's approval workflow
+on: pull_request_review
+jobs:
+  labelWhenApproved:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Label when approved
+      uses: pullreminders/label-when-approved-action@master
+      env:
+        APPROVALS: "1"
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        ADD_LABEL: "approved"
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+The team would like: 
+ - [ ] branch protections
+ - [ ] required review approvals
+ - [ ] easy way to see when enough approvals has been achieved
+ - [ ] matrix build
+ - [ ] save build artifacts
+ - [ ] dedicated test job
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