diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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-stages:
-  - check
-
-check:
-  stage: check
-  tags:
-    - saas-windows-medium-amd64
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
-  cache:
-    key:
-      files:
-        - package-lock.json
-    paths:
-      - node_modules/
-    policy: pull-push
-  script:
-    - npm ci
-    - Write-Host "Dependencies installed successfully."
-    - Write-Host "Releases and payload builds are now handled locally via 'npm run release' to save runner minutes."
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