diff --git a/.github/workflows/license.yml b/.github/workflows/license.yml
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+name: license
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Golang
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+    - name: Install addlicense
+      run: |
+        export PATH=${PATH}:`go env GOPATH`/bin
+        go get -v -u github.com/google/addlicense
+    - name: Check license
+      run: |
+        export PATH=${PATH}:`go env GOPATH`/bin
+        addlicense -check -l mit -c "Amundsen" $(find $PWD -type f -name '*.py')
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