diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-validate.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-validate.yml
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+name: dependabot validate
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/dependabot-validate.yml'
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: marocchino/validate-dependabot@v2