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+# Dispatch to the consul-k8s-workflows with a weekly cron
+#
+# A separate file is needed for each release because the cron schedules are different for each release.
+name: weekly-acceptance-1-6-x
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
+    # Run weekly on Friday at 3AM UTC/11PM EST/8PM PST
+   - cron:  '0 3 * * 6'
+
+# these should be the only settings that you will ever need to change
+env:
+  BRANCH: "release/1.6.x"
+  CONTEXT: "weekly"
+
+jobs:
+  cloud:
+    name: cloud
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@25b02cc069be46d637e8fe2f1e8484008e9e9609 # v1.2.3
+      name: cloud
+      with:
+        workflow: cloud.yml
+        repo: hashicorp/consul-k8s-workflows
+        ref: main
+        token: ${{ secrets.ELEVATED_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        inputs: '{ "context":"${{ env.CONTEXT }}", "repository":"${{ github.repository }}", "branch":"${{ env.BRANCH }}", "sha":"${{ github.sha }}", "token":"${{ secrets.ELEVATED_GITHUB_TOKEN }}" }'