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+name: Close PR on README.md change
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [edited]
+
+jobs:
+  close_pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Check out code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Check for README.md changes
+      run: |
+        if git diff --name-only ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} | grep -q "^README.md$"; then
+          echo "README.md has been modified. Closing the PR."
+          curl -X PATCH -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" -d '{"state":"closed"}' "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+        else
+          echo "No changes to README.md. Nothing to do."
+        fi
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}