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+
+name: send new template version trigger
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+
+jobs:
+  dispatch:
+    if: ${{ github.event.created == true && github.event.deleted != true }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        repo: ['pyfar/pyfar', 'pyfar/spharpy', 'pyfar/sofar', 'pyfar/pyrato', 'pyfar/imkar']
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Repository Dispatch
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          repository: ${{ matrix.repo }}
+          event-type: new-template-version
+          client-payload: '{"template_version":"${{ github.ref_name }}","source_repository":"${{ github.repository }}"}'