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+# CI check-name validation (throwaway)
+
+Scratch file for a temporary PR that verifies branch protection matches the
+status checks CI actually emits, after `deploy` was renamed to
+`release-artifacts` in #463. Delete this file and close the PR once the
+three `release-artifacts (<os>)` checks report green.