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.github/workflows/sponsors.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
-# see https://github.com/JamesIves/github-sponsors-readme-action
 name: Generate Sponsors README
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+  pull_request: # Add this if you want to run checks on PRs as well
+    branches:
+      - master
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout 🛎️
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: master # This ensures the checkout step fetches the master branch
+
+      - name: Switch to master branch
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin master:refs/remotes/origin/master
+          git checkout master
 
       - name: Generate Sponsors 💖
         uses: JamesIves/github-sponsors-readme-action@v1.2.2
@@ -24,5 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "actions@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "README-bot"
           git add README.md
-          git commit -m "Updated README.md" || exit 0
-          git push
+          git commit -m "Updated README.md [skip ci]" || exit 0
+          git push origin master # Explicitly push to master branch
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}