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+name: Fail PR to master
+
+on:
+    pull_request:
+        branches:
+            - master
+
+jobs:
+    fail_pr:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: Fail PR to master
+              run: |
+                  if [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" == "chore(dev): release"* ]]; then
+                    echo "PR title starts with 'chore(dev): release', allowing PR"
+                  else
+                    echo "Pull requests to the master branch are not allowed, target dev branch"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi