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-# A pipeline to increment version tags for a git repo containing distinct packages
-
-# permissions:
-# the build service account associated with this pipeline requires:
-# - read
-# - contribute
-# - create tag
-
-trigger:
-  branches:
-    include:
-      - main
-
-pool:
-  vmImage: ubuntu-22.04
-
-jobs:
-  - job: version_tagging
-    steps:
-      - checkout: self
-        persistCredentials: true
-
-      - script: |
-          echo "Checking out git submodule with 'bash modupdate.sh' ..."
-          bash modupdate.sh
-        displayName: 'Checkout git submodule'
-
-      - script: |
-          echo "Running 'bash tools/scripts/cicd/version-tagging.sh' ..."
-          bash tools/scripts/cicd/version-tagging.sh
-        displayName: 'Generate repository tags per packages'
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