From c87c99ff5adf700e768a08d2c8c02a7705cf9003 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dimitri Staessens <dimitri@ouroboros.rocks>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:56:26 +0100
Subject: ci: Add a check for VERSION file

This adds a check that the VERSION file is the correct format so we
detect accidental editing or overwrites.

Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens <dimitri@ouroboros.rocks>
Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders <sander@ouroboros.rocks>
---
 .ci/woodpecker/00-check-version.yaml | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .ci/woodpecker/00-check-version.yaml

diff --git a/.ci/woodpecker/00-check-version.yaml b/.ci/woodpecker/00-check-version.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc2a24a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/woodpecker/00-check-version.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+steps:
+  - name: check-version
+    image: alpine
+    pull: true
+    when:
+      branch: [be]
+      event: [push, pull_request]
+    commands:
+      - |
+        grep -q '$Format:' VERSION || (
+          echo "ERROR: VERSION must contain \$Format placeholder for export-subst"
+          exit 1
+        )
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